exonerative
1Exonerative — Ex*on er*a*tive, a. Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate. [1913 Webster] …
2exonerative — adjective see exonerate …
3exonerative — See exoneration. * * * …
4exonerative — adj. vindicative, serving to free one from guilt or blame …
5exonerative — adjective providing absolution • Syn: ↑absolvitory, ↑forgiving • Similar to: ↑exculpatory • Derivationally related forms: ↑forgivingness (for: ↑forgiving) …
6Past exonerative — The past exonerative tense is a witticism coined by William Schneider of the New York Times to describe the rhetorical tactic of speaking in the passive voice in order to distance oneself from blame. The tactic is most famous for being invoked by …
7absolvitory — adjective providing absolution • Syn: ↑exonerative, ↑forgiving • Similar to: ↑exculpatory • Derivationally related forms: ↑forgivingness (for: ↑forgiving …
8exonerate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exoneratus, past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex + oner , onus load Date: 1524 1. to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship 2. to clear from… …
9Non-apology apology — Mistakes were made redirects here. For the psychology book, see Mistakes were made (but not by me). A non apology apology is a statement in the form of an apology that is nothing of the sort, a common gambit in politics and public relations. It… …
10Fritz Moen — Fritz Yngvar Moen, born December 17, 1941 died March 28, 2005, was a Norwegian wrongfully convicted for two distinct felony murders, serving a total of 18 years in prison. After the overturn of the conviction an official inquiry was instigated to …
