English-Thai Dictionary
acquittance
N การชำระหนี้ kan-cham-ra-ni
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ACQUITTANCE
n. 1. A discharge or release from a debt.
2. The writing, which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ACQUITTANCE
Ac *quit "tance, n. Etym: [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit. ]
1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers. Shak.
ACQUITTANCE
ACQUITTANCE Ac *quit "tance, v. t.
Defn: To acquit. [Obs. ] Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
acquittance
ac quit tance |əˈkwitns əˈkwɪtns | ▶noun Law, dated a written receipt attesting the settlement of a fine or debt. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from aquiter ‘discharge (a debt )’ (see acquit ).
Oxford Dictionary
acquittance
ac ¦quit |tance |əˈkwɪt (ə )ns | ▶noun Law a written receipt attesting the settlement of a fine or debt. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from aquiter ‘discharge (a debt )’ (see acquit ).
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