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exoneration
exoneration
noun
Definition of EXONERATION
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing <the accused refused a plea bargain, asserting that he was innocent and would settle for nothing less than complete exoneration>
Related Words absolution, condonation, forgiveness, pardon, remission; atonement, expiation; compurgation; whitewash
Near Antonyms accusation, arraignment, impeachment, incrimination, indictment; prosecution; castigation, censure, condemnation, denunciation
Antonyms conviction
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