absolve
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Platner, 41, was already asking voters to absolve him of all prior actions up to five years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The Student Group Claim argues this basic principle of consumer law overrides any clauses in university contracts which seek to absolve the institution from responsibility for disruption.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
She can’t absolve her father of his failures, but she can offer him — and herself — another chance.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
However, the Nuremberg tribunals after World War II established in international law that obeying an unlawful order does not absolve an individual of responsibility for atrocities.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025
The fact that it had been “destined” to happen didn’t really absolve her of blame.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing absolve
The Declaration of Independence
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Romeo and Juliet
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"The Declaration of Independence," Vocabulary from the historical document
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