as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the jury's verdict of "not guilty" was absolution in the eyes of the law, but the verdict would always be "guilty" in the court of public opinion
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Recent Examples of absolution
The result is an absolution of guilt, meaning the conviction is wiped out.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, her transition is framed as an absolution, used as a tool for deception, and made to be the reason for her redemption and saint-like anointing at the end.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 3 Jan. 2025
The condemned received the ministrations of a priest, and had the opportunity to repent and receive absolution.
—Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2023
Still, President Joe Biden's unconditional, full absolution of his son is different in one unprecedented way: No commander-in-chief has ever granted clemency to his child, according to experts.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, her transition is framed as an absolution, used as a tool for deception, and made to be the reason for her redemption and saint-like anointing at the end.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 3 Jan. 2025
The condemned received the ministrations of a priest, and had the opportunity to repent and receive absolution.
—Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2023
Still, President Joe Biden's unconditional, full absolution of his son is different in one unprecedented way: No commander-in-chief has ever granted clemency to his child, according to experts.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolution
Noun
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Processing forbearances can count toward student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for a period of up to 60 days.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents began getting notices in the mail Monday as part of the first wave of medical bill forgiveness made possible by the county’s Medical Debt Relief Program.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The proposal also calls for a pause in the final shift of state sales taxes on motor fuel purchases to the state’s road construction fund, as well as an amnesty program for delinquent taxpayers.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The Reagan era amnesty program, with its length-of-time requirements and insistence on records clean of even a driving ticket, seems to offer scant promise.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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In fact, Trump views the Justice Department as a tool to uplift his political agenda, undoing the dedicated work of dozens of federal agents and prosecutors with his blanket pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and punishing or firing personnel that had engaged in disfavored inquiries.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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This administration is leading us down a dark path and putting an indelible stain on every institution, badge and public official that no presidential pardon will or should ever wash away.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Absolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolution. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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