exonerate

exonerate
ex·on·er·ate /ig-'zä-nə-ˌrāt, eg-/ vt -at·ed, -at·ing [Latin exonerare to relieve, free, discharge, from ex- out + onerare to burden, from oner- onus load]
1: to relieve esp. of a charge, obligation, or hardship
2: to clear from accusation or blame compare acquit, exculpate

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

exonerate
I verb absolve, absolve of a charge, acquit, clear, clear of an imputation of guilt, declare blameless, declare innocent, declare not guilty, discharge, discharge of responsibility, exculpate, excuse, forgive, free from accusation, free from blame, give absolution, grant a reprieve, grant amnesty, liberare, liberate, pardon, pronounce free from guilt, prove blameless, prove not guilty, purge, release from an obligation, release from liability, relieve, relieve from accusation, relieve of blame, relieve of liability, remit a penalty, set free, vindicate associated concepts: indemnify II index absolve, acquit, clear, condone, discharge (liberate), discharge (release from obligation), disencumber, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, extricate, forgive, free, justify, liberate, palliate (excuse), pardon, quit (free of), release, remit (release from penalty), vindicate

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


exonerate
v.
To absolve; to release from blame or obligation.
n.
exoneration

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


exonerate
v. To clear of guilt or responsibility, particularly to establish the innocence of a prisoner on death row.
See also exculpate.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


exonerate
Removal of a charge, responsibility, or duty.

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  • exonerate — UK US /ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to show or say officially that someone or something is not guilty of something: »We have proof which will completely exonerate him. exonerate sb from sth »I do not wholly exonerate her from blame.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Exonerate — Ex*on er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exonerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exonerating}.] [L. exoneratus, p. p. of exonerare to free from a burden; ex out, from onerare to load, onus load. See {Onerous}.] 1. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exonerate — ► VERB 1) officially absolve from blame. 2) (exonerate from) release (someone) from (a duty or obligation). DERIVATIVES exoneration noun. ORIGIN Latin exonerare free from a burden …   English terms dictionary

  • exonerate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. exoneratus, pp. of exonerare remove a burden, discharge, unload, from ex off (see EX (Cf. ex )) + onerare to unload; overload, oppress, from onus (gen. oneris) burden (see ONUS (Cf. onus)). Rela …   Etymology dictionary

  • exonerate — acquit, vindicate, absolve, *exculpate Analogous words: *relieve, lighten, alleviate: *excuse, remit Antonyms: charge (a person with a task, a duty, a crime) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • exonerate — [v] excuse, clear of responsibility or blame absolve, acquit, disburden, discharge, dismiss, except, exculpate, exempt, free, justify, let off*, let off hook*, liberate, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize, vindicate, whitewash*, wipe slate… …   New thesaurus

  • exonerate — [eg zän′ər āt΄, igzän′ə rāt΄] vt. exonerated, exonerating [< L exoneratus, pp. of exonerare, to disburden < ex , out + onerare, to load < onus (gen. oneris), a burden: see ONUS] 1. to relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.) 2. to free from …   English World dictionary

  • exonerate — UK [ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exonerate : present tense I/you/we/they exonerate he/she/it exonerates present participle exonerating past tense exonerated past participle exonerated formal to officially state or …   English dictionary

  • exonerate — v. (D; tr.) to exonerate from * * * [ɪg zɒnəreɪt] (D; tr.) to exonerate from …   Combinatory dictionary

  • exonerate — ex|on|er|ate [ ıg zanə,reıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to officially state or prove that someone is not to blame for something: CLEAR: The evidence completely exonerates the President. exonerate someone of/from something: The report did not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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