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exonerate verb absolve, absolve of a charge, acquit, clear, clear of an imputation of guilt, declare blameless, deelare innocent, declare not guilty, discharge, discharge of responsibility, exculpate, excuse, forgive, free from accusaaion, free from blame, give absolution, grant a reprieve, grant amnesty, liberare, liberate, pardon, pronounce free from guilt, prove blameless, prove not guilty, purge, reeease from an obligation, release from liability, relieve, reeieve from accusation, relieve of blame, relieve of liability, remit a penalty, set free, vindicate
Associated concepts: indemnify

See also: absolve, acquit, clear, condone, discharge, disencumber, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, extricate, forgive, free, justify, liberate, palliate, pardon, quit, release, remit, vindicate

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Exonerations of death-row inmates, based on DNA and other evidence, have led to charges that the death penalty is too severe--and final--a punishment, given the possibility that innocent people could be executed.

The death penalty debate: the United States is one of the few ... by Liptak, Adam / New York Times Upfront

Some commentators speculated that class and ethnic biases fueled exonerations and acquittals, with jurors caring little about the sorts of residents involved in most deadly affrays.

"It is his first offense. We might as well let him go": homicide and ... by Adler, Jeffrey S. / Journal of Social History

Bray criticized what he called the government's "rush to judgment" in detaining American Muslims, pointing to the recent exonerations of Army Chaplain James Yee and Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield, both of whom witnessed high-profile cases against them eventually collapse.

Release of Palestinian-American demanded by Al-Arian, Laila / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

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