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Noun: acquittance  u'kwi-t(u)n(t)s
  1. (law) a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
    "Upon full payment, the creditor provided an acquittance to the debtor";
    - release

Derived forms: acquittances

Type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document

Encyclopedia: Acquittance