|  assoil 
 
 pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
 - The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
 • Syn:
 acquit, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
 • Ant:
 convict (for: acquit)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 exculpatory (for: exculpate), exculpation (for: exculpate), exonerative (for: exonerate), exoneration (for: exonerate), clear (for: clear), clearing (for: clear), acquittal (for: acquit)
 • Hypernyms:
 pronounce, label, judge
 • Hyponyms:
 vindicate, whitewash, purge
 • Entailment:
 evaluate, pass judgment, judge
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s somebody
 - Somebody ----s somebody of something
 
 
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