exoneration

Noun
US[ig-zah-ner-ey-shuhn]/ɪɡzɑnɚˈeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms: vindication

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the condition of being relieved from blame or obligationType of condition, status
  2. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.“friends provided a vindication of his position”Synonyms: vindicationType of clearingKinds rehabilitation, justification
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ex·on′er·a′tion noun

Origin: L. exoneratio: cf. F. Exonération.

The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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