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91acquit — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to exonerate ) to acquit of (the jury acquitted her of all charges) 2) (P; refl.) ( to behave ) she acquitted herself well; he acquitted himself like a veteran * * * [ə kwɪt] he acquitted himself like a veteran (P; refl.) ( to… …
92arraign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. indict, charge, accuse. See accusation, lawsuit. Ant., discharge, exonerate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. summon, charge, indict; see accuse . See Synonym Study at accuse . III (Roget s 3… …
93justify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exonerate, excuse, warrant, vindicate, acquit, absolve; prove right, free from blame. See vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vindicate] Syn. absolve, acquit, clear; see excuse . 2. [To give… …
94pardon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. forgive, excuse; release; overlook, tolerate. n. excuse, release, forgiveness; indulgence; remission; toleration. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The reduction or removal of punishment] Syn. absolution,… …
95vindicate — 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… …
96Exemption — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Exemption >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 exemption exemption Sgm: N 1 absence absence &c. 187 Sgm: N 1 exception exception immunity privilege release PARAG:Exemption >V GRP: V 1 …
97exoneration — 1630s, from L. exonerationem (nom. exoneratio) an unloading, lightening, noun of action from pp. stem of exonerare (see EXONERATE (Cf. exonerate)) …
98excuse — 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,… …
99absolve — ab•solve [[t]æbˈzɒlv, ˈsɒlv[/t]] v. t. solved, solv•ing 1) to free from guilt or blame or their consequences 2) to set free or release from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usu. fol. by from) 3) to grant pardon for; excuse 4) rel a) to… …
100exoneration — noun 1. the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation • Derivationally related forms: ↑exonerate • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. friends provided a vindication… …
