exoneration
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ɪɡˌzɒn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ us /ɪɡˌzɑː.nəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the act of showing or stating that someone or something is not guilty of something: 免罪，开脱罪责的言行
The investigation ended with his exoneration.在调查的最后，他作了免罪陈词。
The committee offered complete exoneration for his actions.委员会认定他完全无须为自己的行为承担责任。
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exonerate
It was a story about wrongful conviction and exoneration.
He offered to include the written exoneration in the man's personnel file.
Defence lawyers are seeking exoneration for their clients.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Innocent
acquit
acquit someone of something
acquittal
be above/beyond reproachidiom
be in the clearidiom
clear of something
cleared
come up/out smelling of rosesidiom
culpability
culpably
guiltless
guiltlessly
inculpable
innocence
innocency
reproach
self-exculpation
sinless
sinlessly
squeaky-clean
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