acquittance
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But the burdens upon landed property rose so high, that for a long time, land together with house and farm, bore little value, and sometimes were offered in vain as acquittance for service and imposts.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav
In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
If he be innocent, it is his bounden right to receive full acquittance here in the presence of those before whom he has been arraigned.
From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.
Nay,—I'll not haste thee to thy last acquittance, Ill-fated wretch!—I do repent mine haste.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not yet inflicted, as he feared, By some immediate stroke; but soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance, ere day end.
From Paradise Lost by Milton, John
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