| protect(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| rationalize(verb, clear, maintain, free, defend) |
| rehabilitate(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| release(verb, clear, free, excuse, clarify) |
| shield(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| vindicate(verb, clear, release, maintain, free) |
| warrant(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| whitewash(verb, clear, maintain, free, defend) |
| abolish |
| accept apology(expression, pardon, intermit, exculpate) |
| advocate(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| allow for(expression, pardon, intermit, exculpate) |
| allowing for(expression, pardon, intermit, exculpate) |
| amnesty(verb, clear, free, excuse, pardon) |
| assert(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| banish |
| bear no malice(expression, idiom, pardon, intermit, exculpate) |
| bear out(verb, expression, maintain, defend, uphold) |
| blink at(verb, expression, clear, free, pardon) |
| boot |