5
compurgation(noun, release, forgiveness, acquittal)
5
dispensation(noun, release, pardon, dismissal, reconciliation)
5
mercy(noun, release, pardon, allowance, forgiveness)
4
indemnity(noun, release, pardon, allowance, reprieve)
4
indulgence(noun, sympathy, pardon, allowance, forgiveness)
4
shrift(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
3
apology(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation)
3
clemency(noun, charge, discharge, stay, responsibility)
3
freedom(state, feature, release, condition, liberation)
3
grace(noun, refinement, pardon, allowance, forgiveness)
3
liberty(noun, charge, release, discharge, relief)
3
penance(noun, forfeit, reparation, self-punishment)
3
quietus(noun, acquittal)
3
relief(noun, charge, discharge, freedom, dismissal)
2
allowance(noun, reprieve, forgiveness, mercy, exoneration)
2
clearing(release, discharge, exoneration)
2
deliverance(noun, charge, release, discharge, relief)
2
exception(noun, release, dismissal)
2
forbearance(allowance, forgiveness, mercy, exoneration)
2
let off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, discharge)
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