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ab·solve

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–verb (used with object), -solved, -solv·ing.

1.	to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.

2.	to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually fol. by from): to be absolved from one's oath.

3.	to grant pardon for.

Ecclesiastical.

a.	to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.

b.	to remit (a sin) by absolution.

c.	to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed.

[Origin: 1525–35; < L absolvere, equiv. to ab- ab- + solvere to loosen; see solve

]

—Related forms

ab·solv·a·ble, adjective

ab·sol·vent, adjective, noun

ab·solv·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. exculpate, clear. Absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. Absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usually formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt. To exonerate is to consider a person clear of blame or consequences for an act (even when the act is admitted), or to justify the person for having done it: to be exonerated for a crime committed in self-defense. 2. liberate, exempt. 3. excuse, forgive.

—Antonyms 1. blame.

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ab·solve Audio Help (əb-zŏlv', -sŏlv') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ab·solved, ab·solv·ing, ab·solves

To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
1. To grant a remission of sin to.
2. To pardon or remit (a sin).

[Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere; see absolute.]

ab·solv'a·ble adj., ab·solv'er n.

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absolved
adjective
freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ab·solve
Pronunciation: &b-'zälv, -'sälv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ab·solved; ab·solv·ing
1 : to set free or release from some obligation or responsibility <a judgment terminating a parent's rights…absolves that parent of all future support obligations —In re Bruce Railroad, 662 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 107 (1995)>
2 : to determine to be free of fault, guilt, or liability <a jury absolved the defendant of any negligence —Harbaugh v. Darr, 438 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 74 (1968)>

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