acquitted vs not guilty

acquitted and not guilty both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquitted	No	Yes	No	No
not guilty	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, acquitted and not guilty are synonyms defined as:

acquitted and not guilty: declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless

acquitted (adjective)	not guilty (adjective)
declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless	declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless