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absolutory

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[ab-sol-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / æbˈsɒl yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

  1. giving absolution.

Etymology

Origin of absolutory

From the Latin word absolūtōrius, dating back to 1630–40. See absolute, -tory 1

Example Sentences

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And at last, when Antistius pronounced the absolutory sentence of the judges, the people, as if it had been upon a signal given, made the acclamation used according to ancient custom, at marriages, Talasio.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

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