The word 'exonerate' is correct and usable in written English. You can use 'exonerate' when referring to the act of officially declaring someone not guilty of the charges brought against them. For example: The jury exonerated the suspect of all charges.
It took 18 months for it to fully investigate allegations of corruption following the successful Qatari World Cup bid, and it needed every single day of that to collate 430 pages of evidence, bin nine-tenths of it and then exonerate itself to the dismay of the chief investigator.
It had been my hope that the appeals committee would completely exonerate me and restore Nigeria's representation on the international football stage.
It said the failure of Malaysia's federal court to uphold the prosecution's obligation to provide access to evidence that may help exonerate him set a dangerous precedent for criminal cases and was a "recipe for unfair trials".
In the message, posted on the website of the German Jesuits, Jalics did not explicitly exonerate the new pope, but said he could not "take a position on the role of Father Bergoglio in these events".
It should start by cracking down on the alleged cheats not, as in previous scandals, seeking to exonerate them after the dust has settled.Such reforms would be opposed by the same powerful people who aspire to run everything in India, from politics to cricket to banking (see article).
They have often threatened to retaliate in the past when former junta leaders faced prosecution.Placed under house arrest, both ex-officers have requested military hearings, which would quickly exonerate them.
Politicians who choose to bellow through a megaphone, as Mr Hague has, cannot expect to exonerate themselves later on by pointing at the small print.
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