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absolve

[ab-zolv, -solv] / æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlv /


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This documentary doesn’t absolve any sins; it highlights them.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

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

That the prison had been overcrowded at the time didn’t absolve it from its responsibility to provide the plaintiff, whose doctor had advised to avoid tobacco smoke, with a smoke-free environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

On her most popular Telegram channel she has issued "decrees" to absolve her more than 36,000 followers from bills and debts.

From BBC • Sep. 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




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