Acquit implies a formal decision in one’s favor with respect to a definite charge. Exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. Exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge.
- Exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge.
- Exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt.
- Those close to him believe that Ngumoha’s chances so far have vindicated his decision to move.
- Acquit implies a formal decision in one’s favor with respect to a definite charge.
- But it took all of one week that season for Jordan’s bet to be vindicated.
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- Other descendants of this “avenger” assembled in English include avenge itself, revenge, vengeance, vendetta, and vindictive.
- Exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance.
- But it took all of one week that season for Jordan’s bet to be vindicated.
- “If you look at his success in the role, the reasons for appointing him were vindicated,” said a friend of the peer.
- “I categorically reject the allegations against me and maintain that I have never acted unlawfully. I am confident that, once the facts are tested in court, I will be vindicated and my innocence confirmed.”
Other descendants of this “avenger” assembled in English include avenge itself, revenge, vengeance, vendetta, and vindictive. “I categorically reject the allegations against me and maintain that I have never acted unlawfully. I am confident that, once the facts are tested in court, I will be vindicated and my innocence confirmed.” Vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. Exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. Borrowed from Latin vindicātus, perfect passive participle forex triangle patterns of vindicō (“lay legal claim to something; set free; protect, avenge, punish”), from vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power”), + dīcō (“say; declare, state”).
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Those close to him believe that Ngumoha’s chances so far have vindicated his decision to move. Speaking to reporters, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Farage hadn’t “done the homework” ahead of his announcement, adding it vindicated her approach of taking more time to “get the policies right”. “If you look at his success in the role, the reasons for appointing him were vindicated,” said a friend of the peer. But it took all of one week that season for Jordan’s bet to be vindicated. Maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify mean to uphold as true, right, just, or reasonable.