Exonerate

[Ex*on·er*ate]

To exonerate someone is to declare him not guilty of criminal charges. This word is pretty much only used in reference to proceedings in a court of law. A word with a similar meaning that might be familiar is “acquit.”

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To unload; to disburden; to discharge.

Verb
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"


v. t.
To unload; to disburden; to discharge.

v. t.
To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice.

v. t.
To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball.


Exonerate

Ex*on"er*ate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exonerated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exonerating .] [L. exoneratus, p. p. of exonerare to free from a burden; ex out, from onerare to load, onus load. See Onerous.] 1. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [Obs.]
All exonerate themselves into one common duct.
2. To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice. Burke. 3. To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball. Syn>- To absolve; acquit; exculpate. See Absolve.

To unload; to disburden; to discharge.

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Usage Examples

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

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Other Usage Examples

And that's the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also work from a policy angle with Congress and state legislatures to prevent future wrongful convictions.

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