Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.

    Entlastung, Rehabilitation

    оправданиеopravdanije

  2. (uncountable)The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

More definitions
  • the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
  • the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the act of freeing a person of blame:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of freeing a person of blame:

Origin

From Latin exonerātiō. By surface analysis, exonerate + -ion.

From Latin exonerātiō. By surface analysis, exonerate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: exonerations
Singularexoneration
Pluralexonerations

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.:vindication

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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