as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
the accused refused a plea bargain, asserting that he was innocent and would settle for nothing less than complete exoneration
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On Friday, Trump announced a posthumous pardon for Pete Rose, who died at age 83 in September after he was banned from by the league and the Baseball Hall of Fame after he was accused in 1989 of betting on the Cincinnati Reds during his time as a player and team manager.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025 -
In 2018, the president granted her clemency, followed by a full pardon in 2020.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Forty years of sacrifice, 40 years of forgiveness, of talking about faith, spirituality, love, real love, unwavering love in spite of myself.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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Churchill sought to maintain social stability by negotiating for near-total debt forgiveness, whereas Mellon favored full repayment to fund U.S. tax reductions.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Superior Court of California, Placer County A few yards away, in a clearing among the trees, her grave lay hidden under an old mattress.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hamas said its delegation held talks in Cairo with Egyptian officials and was in contact with Qatar’s prime minister about bringing into Gaza more shelters, medical supplies, fuel and heavy equipment for clearing rubble — its key demand in recent days.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Politics Trump signs orders to crack down on immigration, send troops to the border Jan. 20, 2025 The last time the act was invoked was in 1992 during rioting in Los Angeles in protest of the acquittal of four police officers charged with beating Rodney King.—
Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Or the way Black Twitter compared the acquittal of Casey Anthony with the conviction of Shanesha Taylor, a young mother put in jail for leaving her kids in the car during a job interview.—
J Wortham,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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For many of them, this year’s CPAC represented a moment of vindication.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Trump has a pretty good track record of judicial vindication after engaging in conduct alleged to be unlawful.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Exoneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exoneration. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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