Exoneration
Pronunciation : Ex*on`er*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. exoneratio: cf. F. Exon?ration.]
Definition : Defn: The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913