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  • 81Passendorfer, Jerzy — (1923 2003)    After graduating from the film school in Prague (FAMU), Passendorfer worked as assistant director and later, since his 1957 debut, The Case of Captain Martens (Sprawa kapitana Martensa), as director of films set mostly during World …

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  • 82absolution — I noun acquittal, amnesty, clearance, deliverance, discharge, dismissal, dismissal of an accusation, exculpation, exoneration, forgiveness, forgiveness of sins, grace, liberation, pardon, purgation, release, release from punishment, remission,… …

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  • 83compurgation — I noun absolution, acquittal, acquittance, alibi, benefit of doubt, clearance, defeat of the prosecution, defense, dismissal, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, favorable verdict to the defendant, innocence, just cause, justification, legal… …

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  • 84justification — jus·ti·fi·ca·tion /ˌjəs tə fə kā shən/ n 1: the act or an instance of justifying 2: something that justifies; specif: a legally sufficient reason or cause (as self defense) for an act that would otherwise be criminal or tortious 3: the… …

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  • 85excuse — ex·cuse 1 /ik skyüz/ vb ex·cused, ex·cus·ing vt 1: to grant exemption or release to excused the prospective juror excused the witness after an hour of testimony 2 …

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  • 86exoneration — ex·on·er·a·tion /ig ˌzä nə rā shən, eg / n 1: the act of disburdening or discharging (as from a charge, liability, obligation, duty, or responsibility); also: the state of being so freed 2 a: the right of a person who has paid a debt for which he …

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  • 87remission — re·mis·sion /ri mi shən/ n: the act or process of remitting Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. remission I …

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  • 88dispensation — I (act of dispensing) noun accommodation, administration, allocation, allotment, appointment, apportionment, assignment, bestowal, bestowment, conferment, conferral, dispersal, dispersion, disposal, disposition, dissemination, distribution,… …

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  • 89innocence — in·no·cence / i nə səns/ n: freedom from fault or guilt under the law: as a: the state of not being guilty of a particular crime or offense compare guilt b: the state of not being guilty of an act that constitutes a ground for divorce c:… …

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  • 90liberation — I noun absolution, achievement of liberty, acquittal, acquittance, affranchisement, deliverance, delivery, discharge, disembroiling, disengagement, disenthrallment, disimprisonment, dislodgment, dismissal, emancipation, enfranchisement,… …

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