exoneration
NounUS[ig-zah-ner-ey-shuhn]/ɪɡzɑnɚˈeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms:
vindication
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the condition of being relieved from blame or obligationType of condition, status
- 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