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final judgment vs acquittal

acquittal vs final judgment

final judgment and acquittal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
final judgment Yes No No No
acquittal Yes No No No
As nouns, acquittal is a hyponym of final judgment; that is, acquittal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than final judgment:
  • 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
  • acquittal: a judgment of not guilty
Other hyponyms of final judgment include condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence.
final judgment (noun) acquittal (noun)
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 a judgment of not guilty
Difference between final judgment and acquittal

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