absolveverb [ T ]
uk/əbˈzɒlv/us/əbˈzɑːlv/formal(especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something:
The report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident.
The priest absolved him (of all his sins).
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Not punishing & reducing punishment
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- commute
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- free pardon
- get away with murder idiom
- hook
- impunity
- let
- let sb off
- off the hook idiom
- pardon
- parole
- remission
- remit
- reprieve
- spare
- unpunished
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