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  • 41acquit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. exonerate; discharge, pay. See acquittal, payment.Ant., convict. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To exonerate] Syn. clear, absolve, vindicate; see absolve , excuse . 2. [To behave] Syn. comport, conduct,… …

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  • 42exculpate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. exonerate (see vindication). Ant., convict. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. absolve, exonerate, forgive; see excuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. absolve, forgive, clear, exonerate, acquit, vindicate …

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  • 43exculpate — exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge or burden. Exculpate implies simply a clearing from blame, often in a matter of small importance {exculpate oneself from a charge of inconsistency} {directly Harding was… …

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  • 44Absolve — Ab*solve (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absolving}.] [L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See {Assoil}, {Solve}.] 1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility,… …

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  • 45Absolved — Absolve Ab*solve (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absolving}.] [L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See {Assoil}, {Solve}.] 1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or… …

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  • 46Absolving — Absolve Ab*solve (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absolving}.] [L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See {Assoil}, {Solve}.] 1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or… …

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  • 47Exoneration — Exonerated redirects here. For the legal film, see The Exonerated. Criminal procedure …

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  • 48Wash (Prison Break episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Wash Series = Prison Break Caption = Paul Kellerman prepares for the President s assassination. Season = 2 Episode = 18 Airdate = February 26, 2007 Production = 2AKJ18 Guests = Reggie Lee, Cynthia Kaye… …

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  • 49discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… …

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  • 50exculpate — ex·cul·pate / ek skəl ˌpāt, ek skəl / vt pat·ed, pat·ing [Medieval Latin exculpare, from Latin ex out of + culpa blame]: to clear from alleged fault or guilt a statement...offered to exculpate the accused is not admissible unless corroborating… …

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