compurgation

noun

Definition of compurgationnext
as in pardon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compurgation
  1. pardon
  2. forgiveness
  3. remission
  4. absolution
  5. acquittal
  6. vindication
Noun
  • The palace said all conditions attached to Najib's conditional pardon had been fulfilled and that the royal prerogative of pardon must be respected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The House Judiciary Committee is bracing to tackle other corruption issues, like pardons.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pardon
Noun
  • Martha Stewart is asking Americans for forgiveness after her Halloween costume drew harsh criticism.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • These hospitals aren’t seeking debt forgiveness, Sánchez said.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of forgiveness
Noun
  • Her sisters said Taylor was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2022; after treatment brought remission, the disease returned as Stage 4.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The study, dubbed the RESET for Remission trial, found that 54% of participants under age 45 who completed the intensive lifestyle program achieved disease remission.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of remission
Noun
  • Confession does not guarantee absolution, nor uprightness virtue.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The woman’s love and affection, as well as her genuine repentance, won his absolution of her sins.
    — Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
Definition of absolution
Noun
  • Final arguments were made early Friday after Pelosi denied a motion filed by Ouellette’s attorneys seeking a judgment of acquittal.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The competing accounts opened the retrial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, after his first jury in June deadlocked 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of acquittal
Noun
  • Many of us who were on the campaign treat that record as vindication.
    — Kaivan Shroff, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Even for the squeamish, the scene is bound to draw some secondhand feelings of vindication.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of vindication
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