12
excused(verb, adjective, exempted, dismissed, unshackled)
11
absolved(verb, adjective, dismissed, forgave, vindicated)
10
forgiven(verb, adjective, excused, forgave, vindicated)
9
exonerated(verb, adjective, exempted, forgave, vindicated)
8
exculpated(verb, adjective, free, vindicated, acquited)
7
acquitted(verb, forgave, vindicated, acquited)
7
reprieved(noun, verb, reduced, decreased, lessened)
6
condoned(verb, forgave)
6
overlooked(verb, forgave)
6
remitted(verb, forgave)
6
vindicated(verb, adjective, free, forgave, vindicated)
5
cleared(verb, free, vindicated, acquited)
5
discharged(verb, free, exempted, dismissed, acquited)
5
released(verb, exempted, dismissed, acquited)
4
apologized(verb, vindicated)
4
dismissed(verb, dismissed, forgave, vindicated, acquited)
4
exempted(verb, dismissed, unshackled)
4
forgave(verb, forgave, vindicated, acquited)
4
freed(verb, exempted, dismissed, acquited)
3
forgotten(verb, forgave)
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