absolvitor

noun

ab·​sol·​vi·​tor

-älvətər,

-ȯl-

plural -s

in Scots law

: a dismissal of an action : acquittal

absolvitory

-vəˌtōri

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin, let him be absolved, third person singular passive imperative of absolvere to absolve

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined above

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