5
vindication(noun, charge, justification)
4
apology(noun, denial, regret, refusal, remorse)
4
justification(noun, charge)
1
acquittal(noun, praise)
1
exoneration(noun, praise)
1
reason(noun, insanity)
1
theory
1
excuse
1
settlement
1
whisper
0
defense(noun, charge)
0
salutation
0
verdict
-1
tribute
-1
absolution(noun, praise)
-1
account
-1
adulation
-1
basis
-1
cause
-1
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