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exoneration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | vindication |
| Type of | clearing |
| Has types | justification, rehabilitation |
| Derivation | exonerate |
Examples of exoneration
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Exoneration would do little to repair the Justice Department's damaged reputation.
From the time.com
He said Post would be welcomed back to the chamber in the event of her exoneration.
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Before exoneration, they spent a combined total of over 67 years behind bars.
From the dailyherald.com
Sir Anthony's report, published last week, rains exoneration on every vulnerable head.
From the economist.com
The counsel representing the men said they would continue to pursue full exoneration.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Two others, including Dupree, have been released pending formal exoneration by the state.
From the chron.com
Two of them, including Rolando Cruz, spent years on death row before their exoneration.
From the dailyherald.com
When it comes to retesting old evidence, exoneration cases now face special challenges.
From the omaha.com
Tyler has made it impossible not to care, quite intently, about his rightful exoneration.
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- The condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
- Vindication: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"
- (exonerate) 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"
- (exonerative) absolvitory: providing absolution
- 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. ...
- An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge
- (exonerate) 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
