Exonerated

exonerate

exonerate -at·ed -at·ing [Latin exonerare to relieve, free, discharge, from ex- out + onerare to burden, from oner- onus load] 1 : to relieve esp. of a charge, obligation, or hardship 2 : to clear from accusation or blame compare acquit, exculpate ...

exoneration

exoneration 1 : the act of disburdening or discharging (as from a charge, liability, obligation, duty, or responsibility) ;also : the state of being so freed 2 a : the right of a person who has paid a debt for which he or she is only secondarily liable to be reimbursed by the person primarily liable b : the right of a surety to require a person or estate that is subject to a liability for which the surety is secondarily liable to discharge the liability thus relieving the surety ;also : the equitable remedy by which the surety compels discharge of the liability ...

Exonerator

One who exonerates or frees from obligation...

Decreet of exoneration

Decreet of exoneration, discharging trustees executors, factors, tutors, and others, Ibid....

disposition

disposition 1 a : the final determination of a matter (as a case or motion) by a court or quasi-judicial tribunal [the beneficiary of such a of charges against him "United States v. Smith, 354 A.2d 510 (1976)"] compare decision, holding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict b : the sentence given to a convicted criminal defendant [probation is often a desirable "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] ;also : the sentence given to or treatment prescribed for a juvenile offender 2 : transfer to the care, possession, or ownership of another [to either a surviving spouse or a charity, those s are totally exonerated from the payment of taxes "Matter of McKinney, 477 N.Y.S.2d 367 (1984)"] ;also : the power of such transferral 3 : the state or condition of being predisposed : predisposition ...

exculpate

exculpate -pat·ed -pat·ing [Medieval Latin exculpare, from Latin ex- out of + culpa blame] : to clear from alleged fault or guilt [a statement…offered to the accused is not admissible unless corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of the statement "Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 804(b)(3)"] compare acquit, exonerate ex·cul·pa·tion [ek-skəl-pā-shən] n ...

writ

writ [Old English, something written] 1 : a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial officer commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing a specified act NOTE: The writ was a vital official instrument in the old common law of England. A plaintiff commenced a suit at law by choosing the proper form of action and obtaining a writ appropriate to the remedy sought; its issuance forced the defendant to comply or to appear in court and defend. Writs were also in constant use for financial and political purposes of government. While the writ no longer governs civil pleading and has lost many of its applications, the extraordinary writs esp. of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari indicate its historical importance as an instrument of judicial auth...

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