Definition of Exonerated

to declare someone not guilty of criminal charges

Examples of Exonerated in a sentence

After being exonerated, the death row inmate was freed from his jail cell.  🔊

Exonerated of all crimes, the accused murder was found not guilty by a jury of his peers.  🔊

With little hope of being exonerated during trial, the man decided to plead his case in front of a judge.  🔊

DNA found at the crime scene exonerated the suspect since his genetic material did not match the sample.  🔊

After months of investigations, the officers were exonerated of any wrongdoing and allowed to return to work.  🔊

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