exoneration.

The clearing of someone from blame, an accusation or a charge on the relevant grounds.

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Words that belong together

• exoneration of an accused person
• formal exoneration

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Formal exoneration followed the recovery of evidence contradicting the accusation.

The exoneration of the accused person did not identify who had actually caused the loss.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: responsibility analysis, evidence qualification, ethical distinction, institutional judgment. Disciplines: academic writing, ethics, legal-administrative reasoning. Commonness: moderately common.