English Explanatory Dictionary

absolvitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.

Pronunciation

/æbˈsɒl.vɪ.tɔː/ ăbsŏlʹvĭtôr /æbˈsɑl.və.tɚ/ /æbˈzɑl.və.tɚ/ /æbˈsɑl.və.tɔɹ/ /æbˈzɑl.və.tɔɹ/

Word forms

absolvitor absolvitors

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absolvitor (literally “let him be acquitted”), the third-person singular future passive imperative form of absolvō (“to absolve, acquit, or declare innocent”). Compare absolutory.

Antonyms

condemnator

Derived words

absolvitory decree of absolvitor
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