Officers who were ultimately exonerated had to wait for the process to play out.
From the stltoday.com
This year, Cole was posthumously exonerated by a state district judge in Austin.
From the dallasnews.com
The following court-martial exonerated Perry, placing blame on the ship's pilot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But since that time it has slowly been exonerated by state and federal agencies.
From the latimes.com
The work will not be done, however, until the two Erebus pilots are exonerated.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Some were withdrawn or proven false, and a handful of officers were exonerated.
From the stltoday.com
The onus is wrongly on them, once exonerated, to expunge their DNA from the bank.
From the fresnobee.com
Mercado's lawyer, Martin Crandall, predicted that his client would be exonerated.
From the freep.com
By the way, it's been pointed out that in every single count, I was exonerated.
From the huffingtonpost.com
More examples
Acquit: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
(exonerated) absolved: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
(exoneration) the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
(exoneration) vindication: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"
(Exonerates) Exoneration occurs when a person who has been convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent of that crime. Attempts to exonerate convicts are particularly controversial in death penalty cases, especially where new evidence is put forth after the execution has taken place.
(The Exonerated) The Exonerated is a made-for-cable television film which dramatizes the stories of six people who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and other offenses, but were later exonerated and freed after serving varying years in prison. ...
To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load); Of a body of water, to discharge (oneself), empty oneself; To free from an obligation, responsibility or task; To free from accusation or blame
(exoneration) An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge
(EXONERATION) The satisfaction of all indebtedness on a specific gift prior to its transfer to its beneficiary.