exonerated
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She had been "exonerated" or "cleared", she repeated several times, because the police hadn't taken any action to charge her.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Louisiana Attorney General Murrill threatened to charge Duncan with perjury for describing himself as exonerated because he had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
When citizens were exonerated, government accounts fell silent about the outcome of their cases, the Journal found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
"We are confident that after the facts and evidence are reviewed in this case, he will be completely exonerated," attorney Mitchell Schuster told reporters outside the court, where Diggs's arraignment lasted less than five minutes.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
The Death Penalty Information Center reported that Walter was the fiftieth person to be exonerated in the modern era.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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