Exculpate synonyms
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The definition of absolve is to be forgiven for your sins or to be set free of all of the legal or moral consequences of your actions.
Exonerate is defined as to relieve someone of a duty, or prove innocent.
To show forgiveness; be inclined to forgive
In criminal law, to clear a person, to release or set him free, or to discharge him from an accusation of committing a criminal offense after a judicial finding that he is not guilty of the crime or after the court or prosecution determines that the case should not continue after the criminal trial has started. See also autrefois acquit and double jeopardy.
To free (a person or thing) of or from something
To end the employment or service of; discharge.
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To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt:
Free means to release or let go.
To cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense); forgive
To set free from confinement or bondage:
To vindicate is defined as to clear someone of criticism or blame.
blame (antonym)
(Usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
condemn (antonym)
The definition of condemn is to state that someone or something is wrong or evil or to sentence to punishment.
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sentence (antonym)
To impose a sentence on (a criminal defendant found guilty, for example).
To become clean, clear, or pure
law (related)
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
To remove; to put off.
To shoot:
convict (antonym)
To return a verdict of guilty in a court:
disavow (related)
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Find another word for exculpate. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for exculpate, like: absolve, exonerate, forgive, acquit, amnesty, clear, dismiss, excuse, free, pardon and release.