absolve
To absolve someone is to pardon them. If you absolve a person of a crime, you say that they are not responsible for what they have done.
The governor absolved all of the prisoners of the law.
The priest absolved the sinners of their sins.
To absolve someone is to pardon them. If you absolve a person of a crime, you say that they are not responsible for what they have done.
The governor absolved all of the prisoners of the law.
The priest absolved the sinners of their sins.
verb
grant remission of a sin to
Synonyms:
verb
let off the hook
Synonyms:
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The judge absolved the man.
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He absolved the young criminal.
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They claimed that he should be absolved.
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This would absolve many of the clickability problems.
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Many reports absolve Ali of complicity in the murder.
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Nothing can absolve the defaulter from the crime.
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However, that does not absolve the defaulter from the crime.
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You cannot magically absolve an editor of the responsibility of this.
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I absolve you in the name of the Josip, and the Broz, and the Holy Tito.
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Zheng senses the problem, and devotes an entire chapter to absolve the Zhuang.