Antonyms — Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘‘ACQUITTED’’ (legal register: cleared of charge vs. found guilty).

Given data

• Term: ACQUITTED (declared not guilty in court)
• Options: Freed; Burdened; Convicted; Entrusted

Concept/Approach
In legal contexts, ‘‘acquitted’’ (declared not guilty) is contrasted with ‘‘convicted’’ (declared guilty).

Reasoning
Direct polarity: not guilty ↔ guilty → acquitted ↔ convicted.‘‘Freed’’ is close in everyday sense but not the formal juridical antonym.‘‘Burdened’’/‘‘Entrusted’’ are unrelated to verdicts.

Usage check
‘‘The accused was acquitted’’ ↔ ‘‘The accused was convicted.’’

Final Answer
Convicted