| purgation(pardon, reconciliation, absolution) |
| quietus |
| redemption(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| relief(noun, charge, discharge, freedom, clemency) |
| shrift |
| account(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| advocacy(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| answer(noun, return, reason, approval, argument) |
| apologetics(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| apologia(noun, return, reason, approval, argument) |
| apologizing(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| approval(noun, reason, argument, explanation, excuse) |
| argument(noun, return, reason, approval, explanation) |
| basis(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| cleanup(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| commute(noun, charge, discharge, stay, relief) |
| confirmation(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| copout(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| defrayal(noun, acquittal) |
| deliverance(noun, charge, release, discharge, relief) |