exoneration

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exoneration

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From Latin exonerātiō. By surface analysis, exonerate + -ion.

noun exonerations

  1. countable, uncountable An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation. Alpaca. (Camelus Pacos,) also Paco. […] This animal, like the camel, is domable, and will carry from seven to nine stone; it will fall on its knees for the convenient reception and exoneration of its burthen.

    Similar: absolution, exculpation, quittance, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, exoneration, not guilty, vindication

  2. uncountable The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

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noun the act of freeing a person of blame

Españolexoneración
Portuguêsilibação
DeutschEntlastung, Rehabilitation
Italianoassoluzione
Ελληνικάαπενοχοποίηση apenochopoíisi
Русскийоправдание opravdanije
العربيةتَبْرِئَة tabriʔa

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@misc{exoneration_2026,
  title = {exoneration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exoneration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}