verb
- Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
- usage: "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
adjective
- Freed from any question of guilt.
- usage: "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
- synonyms: absolved, clear, cleared, exonerated, vindicated
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