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免罪;免除责任;洗清冤屈。指某人被证明无罪或被免除某项指控、责任或义务。
The DNA evidence led to his exoneration after 20 years in prison.
DNA证据使他在入狱20年后洗清了冤屈。
The committee's thorough investigation resulted in the complete exoneration of the accused official, restoring both his reputation and his position.
委员会的彻底调查最终使这位被指控的官员完全洗脱罪名,恢复了他的名誉和职位。
该词源自拉丁语 exonerare,由 **ex-**(表示"除去、脱离")和 onus(意为"负担、重担")组成,字面意思是"卸下重担"。在中古英语时期经由拉丁语 exoneratio 传入英语,最初指免除义务或负担,后来逐渐演变为法律用语,特指被证明无罪或免除指控。