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as in absolved
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison
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Recent Examples of exonerated
Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
The proposals come 17 years after the Legislature approved a law that allows compensation for people who have been exonerated after being convicted of crimes.
—News Service Of Florida, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
In November of 2022, Pitino was exonerated by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP).
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Though exonerated by an Allied tribunal after World War II, von Karajan’s American debut in 1955 triggered public protests.
—Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In 1993, McMillian was exonerated and released from death row.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Stubbs was exonerated in 2013 after more than a decade in prison.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
In the past three decades, the state has exonerated 11 people facing execution, among the highest such numbers in the country, according to The National Registry of Exonerations.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Since 1982, there have been 32 people in the United States who were convicted largely due to bite mark evidence and later exonerated, according to the Innocence Project.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
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But Knox, who was wrongly imprisoned during her 2007 study abroad semester in Perugia, Italy, twice convicted, and ultimately exonerated for the murder of her housemate Meredith Kercher, may never climb out from under the yoke of public opinion.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
The proposals come 17 years after the Legislature approved a law that allows compensation for people who have been exonerated after being convicted of crimes.
—News Service Of Florida, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
In November of 2022, Pitino was exonerated by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP).
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Though exonerated by an Allied tribunal after World War II, von Karajan’s American debut in 1955 triggered public protests.
—Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In 1993, McMillian was exonerated and released from death row.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Stubbs was exonerated in 2013 after more than a decade in prison.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
In the past three decades, the state has exonerated 11 people facing execution, among the highest such numbers in the country, according to The National Registry of Exonerations.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Since 1982, there have been 32 people in the United States who were convicted largely due to bite mark evidence and later exonerated, according to the Innocence Project.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Exonerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exonerated. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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