absolutory

American

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

adjective

giving absolution.

Etymology

Origin of absolutory

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

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absolutory

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 Arthur Hugh Clough

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