4
pardon(noun, verb, hold, release, free)
3
absolve(verb, charge, responsibility, duty, punish)
3
acquit(noun, verb, hold, charge, announce)
3
charge(noun, verb, release, free, praise)
3
exonerate(verb, hold, clear, keep, release)
3
accusation(noun, praise)
2
acquittal(noun, hold, declaration)
2
absolution(noun, verb)
2
accuse(verb, release, free)
2
recompense
2
blame(verb, release, free)
2
clear(verb, fail, uncertainty, lose, liberate)
2
forgive(verb, condemn, blame)
2
justify(verb, attack, reject, neglect)
2
liberate(verb, release, free)
2
plea(noun, demand, excuse, defense)
2
praise(noun, verb, release, free)
2
reward(noun, verb, release, free, praise)
2
vindicate(verb, charge, deny, prove, implicate)
1
exculpate(verb, hold, charge, forgive)
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