shriven

verb

variants or shrived
Definition of shrivennext
past participle of shrive
as in absolved

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  1. acquitted
  2. exonerated
  3. ignored
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  • Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put homeless man Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York City subway car, walked free on Monday after he was acquitted in Neely's death.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • He was charged with using his personal access to the former president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates, but was acquitted of all counts at a federal trial in 2022.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of acquitted
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  • The city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board exonerated her in one instance and deemed all of the other allegations either unfounded or unsubstantiated.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Patsy died from ovarian cancer in 2006, and two years later, she and John, as well as their son Burke Ramsey, were all publicly exonerated in the case of JonBenét's death.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of exonerated
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  • For nearly four decades, Enzo Ferrari and his company had worshipped at the temple of natural aspiration, but the turbo’s potential could no longer be ignored.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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