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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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The assistant district attorney assigned to the case spoke to jurors in terms that seemed to guarantee Mulholland’s exoneration.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

"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

But the sheer number of Spacey’s accusers suggests that his acquittal was hardly an exoneration.

From Salon Oct. 20, 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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