Acquitted : free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.Punished : inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code.Convicted : having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.Released : allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.Exonerated : (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.Antonym of Acquitted is Convicted