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exonerated
[ig-zon-uh-rey-tid]
adjective
having been cleared of an accusation or freed from blame.
After years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, the exonerated man walks out of the prison gates and into the light of day.
noun
Usually the exonerated a person or persons who have been cleared of an accusation or freed from blame.
She is currently the director of a nonprofit that advocates against the death penalty and for the exonerated.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of exonerate.
Other Word Forms
- unexonerated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of exonerated1
Example Sentences
"We will vigorously defend this lawsuit through the appropriate legal process. I am looking forward to being entirely vindicated and exonerated," a statement from his lawyers said.
“We will vigorously defend this lawsuit through the appropriate legal process. I am looking forward to being entirely vindicated and exonerated.”
His case was not referred to the Court of Appeal until January 2023, a full 20 years since being wrongly accused, and he was fully exonerated in the July of that year.
As the Death Penalty Information Center notes, “at least 41 parents and caregivers across 21 states and the military have been exonerated since 1992 after being wrongfully convicted based on the ‘Shaken Baby’ hypothesis.”
The outcome could result in a fine, a transfer embargo, a wage cap or a points deduction - although the club remain confident they will be fully exonerated.
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