Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exoneration

/ɪɡzɑnɚˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: ex-on-er-a-tion
IPA: /ɪɡzɑnɚˈeɪʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Alpaca. (Camelus Pacos,) also Paco. […] This animal, like the camel, is domable, and will carry from seven to nine stone; it will fall on its knees for the convenient reception and exoneration of its burthen."
"Mr. Spitzer’s proposal also calls for the creation of a state office that would be responsible for studying all cases that resulted in exonerations and looking for flaws in the system that led to those wrongful convictions."

Etymology

From Latin exonerātiō. By surface analysis, exonerate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: exonerātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

exonerations (plural)

Derived Forms

nonexoneration

Frequently Paired Words

rehabilitation vindication

Synonyms

absolution exculpation quittance acquittance acquitment acquittal assoilment compurgation disculpation exoneration not guilty vindication

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce exoneration?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡzɑnɚˈeɪʃən/.
What does exoneration mean?: An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
Where does exoneration come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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