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EXONERATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exoneration mean?
• EXONERATION (noun)
The noun EXONERATION has 2 senses:
1. the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
2. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
Familiarity information: EXONERATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("exoneration" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
exonerate (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
exoneration; vindication
Context example:
friends provided a vindication of his position
Hypernyms ("exoneration" is a kind of...):
clearing (the act of freeing from suspicion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exoneration"):
justification (the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning)
rehabilitation (vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation)
Derivation:
exonerate (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges)
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