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absolve

[ab-zolv, -solv] / æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlv /


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The Student Group Claim argues this basic principle of consumer law overrides any clauses in university contracts which seek to absolve the institution from responsibility for disruption.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Rather than developing parallel systems that may make markets less efficient and transparent and absolve companies of the responsibility of managing risks, we need strengthened implementation of proven frameworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

However, the Nuremberg tribunals after World War II established in international law that obeying an unlawful order does not absolve an individual of responsibility for atrocities.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025

And then go the next day to absolve myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

The static crackled, then a voice, very taken with itself, proclaimed, “Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me!”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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