Noun
The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
Source: Webster's dictionaryfriends provided a vindication of his position Source: Internet
After his exoneration, Salaam was awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities and decided to dedicate his life to criminal justice reform as a motivational speaker and author. Source: Internet
Fort Lee residents have mixed opinions about Kelly and Baroni’s exoneration, ranging from “They were more victims than actual… perpetrators, though I thought Governor Christie got out very easily” to “It’s a travesty what happened. Source: Internet
In 2007, Echols petitioned for a retrial, based on a statute permitting post-conviction testing of DNA evidence due to technological advances made since 1994 which might provide exoneration for the wrongfully convicted. Source: Internet
The exoneration grabbed the attention of Chinese social media and many newspapers featured it on the top of their websites, an indication that the story had not run afoul of the country’s strict propaganda rules. Source: Internet
Historian Jaroslav Pelikan notes: "It is evident, as Maximus noted in exoneration of Honorius, that his opposition to the idea of 'two wills' was based on the interpretation of 'two wills' as 'two contrary wills.' Source: Internet