absolve
Example Sentences
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That deal, and a similar one struck in 2024, didn’t absolve him of criminal liability.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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
"To be clear: being autistic is never an excuse for misconduct. It doesn't absolve anyone of responsibility, and it certainly doesn't mean you can't tell the difference between right and wrong."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
Anthropic later purchasing books that it initially pirated did not absolve the company, but it may impact the extent of statutory damages, Alsup said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
This I did too, with my musket clutched absurdly in one hand, and clutched in my head, the fevered hope that once crossed, the river should absolve us of scent, and the dogs lose us.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing absolve
The Declaration of Independence
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Romeo and Juliet
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