Meaning
to acquit, to clear
- To declare a defendant not guilty or release from legal accusations before or at trial.
- To release from an obligation, vow, or bond.
In a sentence
Il giudice ha deciso di prosciogliere l'imputato da ogni accusa.
The judge decided to acquit the defendant of all charges.
Perché il tribunale non lo ha prosciolto durante l'udienza preliminare?
Why didn't the court acquit him during the preliminary hearing?
Gli avvocati sperano che la corte lo prosciolga presto.
The lawyers hope the court will acquit him soon.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prosciogliere | infinitive |
| prosciolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| prosciogli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| proscioglie | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prosciogliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prosciogliete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prosciolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| proscioglievo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| proscioglievi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| proscioglieva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| proscioglievamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| proscioglievate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| proscioglievano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prosciolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prosciogliesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| prosciolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prosciogliemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| proscioglieste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| prosciolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| proscioglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| proscioglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| proscioglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| proscioglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| proscioglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| proscioglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| prosciolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| prosciolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prosciolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prosciogliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| prosciogliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prosciolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prosciogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prosciogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prosciogliesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prosciogliessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| proscioglieste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prosciogliessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| proscioglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| proscioglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| proscioglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| proscioglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| prosciogliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| proscioglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prosciogli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| prosciogliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| prosciogliete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prosciogliendo | gerund |
| prosciolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: highly frequent in legal terminology and news coverage of trials.
- Takes the preposition 'da' before the accusation: 'prosciogliere da un'accusa'.
- present: prosciolgo, prosciogli, proscioglie, prosciogliamo, prosciogliete, prosciolgono
- past participle prosciolto