exonerate

Definition of Exonerate in English :

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Example Sentences:
'The suspect was cleared of the murder charges'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exonerate

verb (transitive)

1.

to clear or absolve from blame or a criminal charge

2.

to relieve from an obligation or task; exempt

verb transitiveWord forms: exˈonerˌated or exˈonerˌating

1.

to relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.)

2.

to free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate

tr.v. ex·on·er·at·ed, ex·on·er·at·ing, ex·on·er·ates

1. To free from blame.

2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.