exonerating
- present participle of exonerate.
Example Sentences
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Only in 1906, after many twists, did the high court of appeal overturn the original verdict, exonerating Dreyfus.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Parliament later passed a law exonerating all those who had been convicted.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
Peterson’s attempt to clear his name is now backed by the Los Angeles Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal group with a reputation for exonerating wrongfully convicted criminals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
In exonerating Martinez and Pargas, Prado blamed the lack of leadership on the school district’s Police Department.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
He made his subordinate happy, by complimenting him upon his work, and exonerating him from blame because of his having lost his man for a few hours the day before.
From An Artist in Crime by Ottolengui, Rodrigues
