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acquittal vs final judgment

final judgment vs acquittal

acquittal and final judgment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquittal Yes No No No
final judgment Yes No No No
As nouns, final judgment is a hypernym of acquittal; that is, final judgment is a word with a broader meaning than acquittal:
  • acquittal: a judgment of not guilty
  • final judgment: a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
Other hypernyms of acquittal include final decision.
acquittal (noun) final judgment (noun)
a judgment of not guilty a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
Difference between acquittal and final judgment

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