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adjective

Definition of absolvingnext
as in pardoning

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absolving

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noun

as in absolution

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absolving

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verb

present participle of absolve
as in acquitting
to free from a charge of wrongdoing no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law

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  1. absolution
  2. forgiveness
  3. dispensation
  4. exculpatory
Noun
  • The Persistent Realities of Inequities But acknowledgment is not absolution, and ambition is not justice.
    Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Time will tell if that is enough to earn absolution from Leeds fans.
    Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of absolution
Noun
  • Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The post misrepresents a ritual known as the opening of holy doors, which marks the start of a special period of forgiveness for the Catholic Church.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • California How Trump’s win could reshape UC research, LGBTQ+ rights and student loan forgiveness Nov. 8, 2024 What the plaintiffs say Julianne Fleischer, legal counsel for Advocates for Faith & Freedom, acknowledged California law.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of forgiveness
Noun
  • Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
    Provided by Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
  • But as the first group ages further, the older dispensation will become more and more of a niche in its own right, a small constellation in the larger, weirder panoply.
    Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of dispensation
Adjective
  • An investigation found the FBI and New York Police Department withheld potentially exculpatory evidence at trial.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • His case was dismissed mid-trial after the judge found that the prosecution had withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exculpatory
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