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Adjective exonerated has 1 sense

absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
Antonym: guilty (indirect, via innocent)

Verb exonerate has 1 sense

acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
--₁ is one way to pronounce, label, judge

Derived forms: noun exoneration₁, noun exoneration₂
Sample sentence:
They want to exonerate the prisoners