1. property acquired during marriage by either spouse, as distinguished from property owned before marriage
Usage: legal term; plural form

Examples

• The divorce settlement included division of all acquests accumulated during their twenty-year marriage.
• Under community property law, acquests are typically split equally between spouses.
• The prenuptial agreement clearly distinguished between separate property and future acquests.
• Real estate purchased after the wedding was considered part of the couple’s acquests.
• The attorney explained that acquests would be subject to equitable distribution.
• Investment gains made during marriage were classified as acquests in the legal proceedings.