exonerate
/ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt/ verb [T] formal LAWDefinition
› to show or say officially that someone or something is not guilty of something: We have proof which will completely exonerate him.exonerate sb from sth I do not wholly exonerate her from blame.
exoneration /ɪgˌzɒnəˈreɪʃən/
/-ˌzɑːnə-/ noun [U] › He spent much of the rest of his life seeking exoneration.(Definition of exonerate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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