exoneration

Variant of exonerate

exonerate definition

ex·on·er·ate (eg zän′ər āt′, ig-)

transitive verb exonerated -·at′ed, exonerating -·at′·ing

  1. to relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.)
  2. to free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate

Etymology: < L exoneratus, pp. of exonerare, to disburden < ex-, out + onerare, to load < onus (gen. oneris), a burden: see onus

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