Difference between Acquittance and Release

What is the difference between Acquittance and Release?

Acquittance as a noun is the clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability. while Release as a noun is the distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private.

Acquittance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To acquit.

Release

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private.Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).That which is released, untied or let go.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.To make available to the public.To free or liberate; to set free.To discharge.To hang up.

Example sentence: Everyone needs a place to live. Everyone needs a place to come home to every night. I don't understand why our society, our government, can think that you can lock a person away for months or years... and then release them back after they pay their debt without any support and expect it to be okay.

We hope you now know whether to use Acquittance or Release in your sentence.

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