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guilty — adj. 1 feeling/showing guilt VERBS ▪ feel, look ADVERB ▪ extremely, really, very ▪ horribly, incredibly … Collocations dictionary
You shall not murder — The Sixth Commandment, as translated by the Book of Common Prayer (1549). The image is from the altar screen of the Temple Church near the Law Courts in London. You shall not murder or You shall not kill, KJV Thou shalt not kill (LXX οὐ φονεύσεις … Wikipedia
fully acquit — declare not guilty … English contemporary dictionary
exculpate — ex·cul·pate / ek skəl ˌpāt, ek skəl / vt pat·ed, pat·ing [Medieval Latin exculpare, from Latin ex out of + culpa blame]: to clear from alleged fault or guilt a statement...offered to exculpate the accused is not admissible unless corroborating… … Law dictionary
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… … Law dictionary
acquit — verb /əˈkwɪt/ a) To declare not guilty; innocent The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge. b) To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or … Wiktionary
acquit — acquitter, n. /euh kwit /, v.t., acquitted, acquitting. 1. to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she s guilty. 2. to release or discharge (a… … Universalium
acquit — v 1. exculpate, clear, prove or declare innocent, uphold innocence, pronounce or declare not guilty, remove guilt; absolve, forgive, shrive, excuse; exonerate, justify, warrant, vindicate, right; pardon, amnesty, remit, respite, reprieve. 2. free … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
exculpate — v acquit, clear, clear one s name, prove or declare innocent, uphold innocence, pronounce or declare not guilty, remove guilt, free from blame; exonerate, vindicate, right, set or put right, justify, warrant, defend; release, free, set free, let… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
justify — v 1. warrant, authorize, legitimate, legitimatize, legalize; substantiate, give sufficient grounds for, show just cause, give reasons for; explain, tell one s story, rationalize, apologize, extenuate, palliate, make excuses, Inf. alibi, Inf. do a … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder