as in acquitted
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as in absolved
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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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Sing Sing activist Jon-Adrian Velazquez was exonerated more than 20 years after a retired NYPD officer’s murder.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Exonerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exonerated. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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