as in pardoning
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as in absolution
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as in acquitting
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
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Noun
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Large crowds turned out in northern India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela that drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking a dip in waters that devout Hindus consider sacred.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The result is an absolution of guilt, meaning the conviction is wiped out.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This rhetoric aligns with long-standing conservative critiques that loan forgiveness might enable frivolous borrowing or academic pursuits with little payoff.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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One result of those changes was a boom in loan forgiveness.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Maybe the Giants can get a special dispensation and follow the Packers’ lead by splitting off their 10% on the market to various individual stockholders.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Their old dispensation – their old gods no longer satisfied them.—
Gordon Pennertz,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Whenever potentially exculpatory information arose, it was often ignored.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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That agreement also requires prosecutors to implement new policies to prevent the misuse of informants, maintain records and audits, and to disclose exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants involving snitches.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Absolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolving. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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