exonerate

/ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt/ verb [T] formal

Definition

› to say that someone is not guilty of doing something that they have been blamed for: [often passive] He was exonerated of all blame by the investigation.

exoneration

/ɪgˌzɒnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [U]

(Definition of exonerate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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