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noun
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: absolution, exculpation, quittance, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, exoneration, not guilty, vindication
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: vindication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clearing
Narrower terms: justification, rehabilitation
noun
the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
From Latin exonerātiō. By surface analysis, exonerate + -ion.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
