as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
evidence that might bring about the exculpation of the defendant
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Noun
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One defendant was granted a second pardon to cover his gun charges.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Not everyone who posts will end up behind bars and many cases end with pardons.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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King did not apologize or seek forgiveness.—
DAVID FISCHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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King did not apologize or seek forgiveness.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Chelly the German Shepherd trotted into the clearing and stood at attention, ears alert and straining on her leash.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some mines are programmed to ignore the first ship that passes, detonating only on the fifth, just so that the mine-clearing team goes through safely and the tanker behind it takes the hit.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As a trial judge, he was known for emphasizing rehabilitation and alternative sentencing and presided over proceedings that led to the posthumous exoneration of Tim Cole.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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The country had yet to hold the first Marcos to account for plunder and human-rights abuses, and this election seemed an exoneration of both his and Rodrigo Duterte’s sins.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The jurors deliberated for two days in late October before reaching their verdicts, which included one acquittal of a wire-fraud count.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The prosecution was dropped in October 2008 after a jury split 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His remarks might serve as vindication to the Americans feeling the squeeze from the data center boom.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The camera pans across the humble audience to find everyday faces of Latinos and others for whom his victory could represent a sliver of vindication amid constant persecution.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Exculpation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpation. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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