acquittance
noun
ac·quit·tance
ə-ˈkwi-tᵊn(t)s 
: a document evidencing a discharge from an obligation
especially
: a receipt in full
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Back in December 2005 during a violent robbery, Johnson, then 19, and an accomplice kicked in acquittance Amin Hinson's front door in broad daylight, then aimed a silver revolver at Michael Jones' head, court records show.
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Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2022
In April, an influential Hubei doctor, Yu Xiangdong, was removed from a hospital management position for questioning the efficacy of the remedies, an acquittance confirmed.
—Dake Kang, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2020
The defense will argue that prosecutors don't have sufficient evidence tying Marsh to the attack in Wilsonville and are relying on an acquittance who implicated Marsh to gain leniency.
—Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, 8 Aug. 2017
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Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2022
In April, an influential Hubei doctor, Yu Xiangdong, was removed from a hospital management position for questioning the efficacy of the remedies, an acquittance confirmed.
—Dake Kang, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2020
The defense will argue that prosecutors don't have sufficient evidence tying Marsh to the attack in Wilsonville and are relying on an acquittance who implicated Marsh to gain leniency.
—Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, 8 Aug. 2017
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acquittance
noun
ac·quit·tance
ə-ˈkwit-ᵊns
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