'Exoneration' definitions:
Definition of 'exoneration'
(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
noun
The act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: vindication, exoneration]
Definition of 'Exoneration'
From: GCIDE
- Exoneration \Ex*on`er*a"tion\, n. [L. exoneratio: cf. F. Exon['e]ration.] The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exoneration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolution,
- acquittal,
- acquittance,
- amnesty,
- clearance,
- clearing,
- compurgation,
- destigmatization,
- destigmatizing,
- discharge,
- disculpation,
- dismissal,
- exculpation,
- excuse,
- exemption,
- forgiveness,
- grace,
- immunity,
- indemnity,
- pardon,
- purgation,
- purging,
- quietus,
- quittance,
- redemption,
- release,
- remission,
- remission of sin,
- reprieve,
- shrift,
- sparing,
- verdict of acquittal,
- vindication