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exoneration

[ig-zon-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪgˌzɒn əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vindication
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NOUN
liberation
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"It will be Starmerism in a nutshell – an extraordinarily painful route to complete exoneration," they said.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

Elwood said Pollack truly believed Tankleff had been wrongly convicted and wanted to fight for his exoneration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Deen may be past the point of complete public exoneration, but at least she has integrity to help her sleep at night — no stone over the head required.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

"Peter Sullivan's exoneration provides further evidence that our current appeals system cannot be trusted to swiftly identify and rectify miscarriages of justice," said James Burley from the legal charity Appeal.

From BBC May 13, 2025

The point of this language of “intention” and “personal responsibility” is broad exoneration.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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