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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-reyt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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But in far more cases—especially controversial shootings—it captured the chain of events clearly enough for investigators to exonerate officers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"We must not exonerate from all responsibility the seven decades that followed independence," he told the magazine, calling on African leaders to improve governance.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

While it’s true, as EduBirdie told Salon, that many of the online influencers peddling the “tradwife” life are actually paid professionals who make money off creating content, this hypocrisy doesn’t exonerate them.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

He specifically asked if it would look for DNA evidence that could exonerate him - evidence that would point to an alternative suspect.

From BBC May 13, 2025

“All you have to do is come up with a lie that will exonerate both Christina and Cara, and then tell it under truth serum.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Thomas and Gorsuch expressed serious doubts that the statute actually exonerates platforms for “deliberately structuring” in a way that could “facilitate” illegal and dangerous activity.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Telles told the AP during a February 2023 jail interview that he had evidence that exonerates him, but he declined to produce it.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

An Oklahoma judge exonerates a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison on murder charges, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2024

He said in a statement earlier this week that he believed the report "exonerates me of all responsibility."

From Reuters Apr. 21, 2023

I can think of no answer that exonerates me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

We know that over the past half-century, more than 200 people have been exonerated after having been sentenced to die, and scholars estimate that 4 percent of those sentenced to death are innocent.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

When Duncan filed for compensation in 2023, Murrill issued a threat, Duncan said during a recent legislative hearing: drop the claim or she would charge him with perjury for falsely saying he was exonerated.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

It pointed to a recent decision by the High Court in London that largely exonerated Renault and four other carmakers from charges that the devices were designed to cheat clean air laws.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

She describes how Dailey, ever hopeful of being exonerated, stayed fit with the help of an improvised dumbbell made by stuffing a pillowcase with his copious legal paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

Ten years later, a district court judge ruled that he was factually innocent and threw out his conviction, citing the suppression of exonerating evidence by police, among other factors.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Only in 1906, after many twists, did the high court of appeal overturn the original verdict, exonerating Dreyfus.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

Washington decided to issue the first executive clemency in 1795, exonerating “all persons guilty of the said treasons.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2025

When legislation automatically exonerating victims came into force in June the justice secretary said they had “waited too long for justice” and she would write to those affected.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

Voltaire concurs with the Duc de Noailles in exonerating her from the charge of having instigated the revocation and applauded its results.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur




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