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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

Washington decided to issue the first executive clemency in 1795, exonerating “all persons guilty of the said treasons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

They complained that taking a statement from Pycroft when he was still under the "shadow of prosecution for murder" meant he had a "powerful incentive" to give an account "implicating" Hutchinson and "exonerating himself".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

In exonerating Martinez and Pargas, Prado blamed the lack of leadership on the school district’s Police Department.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

On the urgent representations of the British envoy at Pekin, Governor Li was compelled to issue a proclamation exonerating Gordon from all complicity in the murder of the Wangs.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)