as in compensatory
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as in acquitting
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison
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exculpatory
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The prosecution has an ethical obligation and duty to turn over everything that can be exculpatory, Marris said.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Whenever potentially exculpatory information arose, it was often ignored.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Exonerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exonerating. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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