exonerated

[ ig-zon-uh-rey-tid ]

/ ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪ tɪd /

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adjective

having been cleared of an accusation or freed from blame:After years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, the exonerated man walks out of the prison gates and into the light of day.

noun

Usually the exonerated . a person or persons who have been cleared of an accusation or freed from blame:She is currently the director of a nonprofit that advocates against the death penalty and for the exonerated.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of exonerate.

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Origin of exonerated

exonerate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM exonerated

un·ex·on·er·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby exonerated

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How to use exonerated in a sentence

Vasquez, who has borderline ID, was exonerated in 1989, four years after his conviction.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After spending four years in prison, both were exonerated by an appeals court in 2011.
Amanda Knox: A Mother’s Obsession|Nina Darnton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hitch was that the genetic profile has to be removed from the database if the person is exonerated.
The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists|Michael Daly|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McCollum learned the truth only after nearly 30 years, as a result of the same DNA test that exonerated both brothers.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And at the same time, while I was developing that, I did a play called The Exonerated.
Tony Goldwyn Tackles Political Scandal Again on ‘The Divide’|Jason Lynch|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All wages are explained, and low wages are exonerated, on what seems to be an undeniable ground of fact.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
As to the people on board the vessel, I exonerated them then, and I exonerate them now, from all blame.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
Wilbur fully exonerated Margaret for what she did in the case of Martha Wallingford in the light of this revelation.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
And the reply, 'Her ladyship directed me sir, exonerated Lord Ormont so far.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
The confession therein entirely exonerated Leo, and he could again hold up his head.
The Pagan's Cup|Fergus Hume