The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
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See Defense.
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Alt. of Defence
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The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
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The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
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The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vind…
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The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palli…
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The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, th…
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To pardon; to forgive.
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To pardon; to forgive.
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To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…
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To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…
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To unload; to disburden; to discharge.
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To unload; to disburden; to discharge.
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The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act w…
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To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…
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