exonerate

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If a court, report, or person in authority exonerates someone, they officially say or show that that person is not responsible for something wrong or unpleasant that has happened. 宣判···无罪; 证明...的清白[正式]
The official report basically exonerated everyone. 该官方报告基本洗脱了所有人的干系。
An investigation exonerated the school from any blame. 一项调查使该校免受一切指控。
2. exonerationN-UNCOUNT
They expected complete exoneration for their clients. 他们希望其委托人能完全开脱罪嫌。