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61clear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clear cut, plain, sharp, understandable; fair, unclouded, cloudless, fine; open, evident; lucid, pellucid, transparent, limpid; liquid, pure, silvery; innocent. v. clarify; extricate, free; realize …
62forgive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pardon (see forgiveness); remit, cancel, nullify (see nullification). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cease to resent] Syn. pardon, overlook, dismiss from the mind, efface from the memory, pocket the… …
63vindicate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To clear] Syn. acquit, free, absolve; see absolve , excuse . 2. [To defend] Syn. plead for, second, support; see defend 3 . 3. [To justify] Syn. prove, bear out, warrant; see justify 2 . See Synonym Study at absolve . II… …
64Vindication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vindication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vindication vindication justification warrant Sgm: N 1 exoneration exoneration exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal &c. 970 Sgm: N 1 whitewashing whitewashing …
65Innocence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Innocence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 innocence innocence Sgm: N 1 guiltlessness guiltlessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 incorruption incorruption impeccability GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 clean hands clean hands …
66exculpation — 1715, noun of action from EXCULPATE (Cf. exculpate) …
67exculpatory — 1780s, from EXCULPATE (Cf. exculpate) + ORY (Cf. ory) …
68excuse — I. v. a. 1. Pardon, forgive, acquit, absolve, exculpate, exonerate. 2. Extenuate, justify, form or constitute an apology or excuse for. 3. Exempt, release, free, let off. 4. Overlook, regard indulgently, treat as venial. 5. [With self.] Clear,… …
69accuse — accuse, charge, incriminate, indict, impeach, arraign denote in common to declare a person guilty of a fault or offense. Accuse is typically immediate and personal and often suggests directness or sharpness of imputation or censure; charge… …
70Acquit — Ac*quit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquitting}.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ? (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See {Quit}, and cf. {Acquiet}.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to… …
