purge

purge
purge /'pərj/ vt purged, purg·ing
1: to clear (as oneself or another) of guilt
purged himself of contempt
2: to become no longer guilty of
purge the contempt

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

purge
I (purify) verb clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, depurate, deterge, discharge, edulcorate, eliminate, elutriate, empty, eradicate, evacuate, excrete, expel, expurgate, filter, free from impurity, get rid of, rectify, refine, rout out, sanctify, scour, separate, strain, sublimate, sweep out, wash away II (wipe out by atonement) verb absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, excuse, exempt, forgive, grant absolution, pardon, reclaim, redeem, shrive associated concepts: purge of contempt III index absolve, catharsis, clear, decontaminate, deplete, deportation, discharge (liberate), dismiss (discharge), displace (remove), eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, exclusion, exonerate, expel, expulsion, expurgate, extirpate, free, oust, pardon, removal, remove (eliminate)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


purge
To exonerate someone; to clear someone of guilt, charges, or accusations.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


purge
To exonerate someone; to clear someone of guilt, charges, or accusations.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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