exculpation

noun

Definition of exculpationnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpation
  1. pardon
  2. forgiveness
  3. clearing
  4. exoneration
  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
  • In June, Singapore unveiled plans for a physical gold clearing system to facilitate the settlement of bullion transactions in the city-state, with operations expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The purpose of the reimbursement is to pay for costs related to the existing site conditions, such as earthwork and site preparation, clearing and environmental work.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of clearing
Noun
  • While draft version histories are not sacred texts, being asked to share them in exchange for exoneration does introduce some thorny social questions about how much writers need to show an audience — or accuser — in order to be trusted.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As grounds for exoneration go, this is not, strictly speaking, bulletproof evidence of anything.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of exoneration
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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