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UK
/ɛɡzˈɒnəɹˌeɪtɪd/
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[ US /ɪɡˈzɑnɝˌeɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ɪɡˈzɑnɝˌeɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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freed from any question of guilt
was now clear of the charge of cowardice
is absolved from all blame
his official honor is vindicated
How To Use exonerated In A Sentence
- So far, DNA testing exonerated -- more than 240 people in the United States.
- Lyndon was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
- Accused – while I agree with the death penalty in extreme circumstances, how many people have we seen not only come off of death row, but leave prison, exonerated from a conviction. Another superdelegate for Obama
- An investigation exonerated the school from any blame.
- This statement should not be taken to imply that the government is exonerated of all blame.
- Mr Kenzler said: ‘It is good to be exonerated from vexatious and childish allegations.’
- MAN is termed honourable; his character is exonerated from the stigma which calumny attached to it; and his courage rises in estimation, in proportion as it exemplifies his revenge. Letter to the Women of England, on the Injustice of Mental Subordination
- The official report basically exonerated everyone.
- As long as he has not been exonerated from the first assault, this may safely be accomplished without opening themselves to a defamation suit (i.e. they need to keep within the truth, and not tarnish his reputation needlessly). The Volokh Conspiracy » What Should Landlords Do If a Tenant Is Accused of a Violent Crime?
- A year later the county magistrates do not seem to have thought his continuing obscuration exonerated them from defending themselves against the charge of 'intermeddling' with his prerogatives. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography