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发音：[ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt]
例句：
- The verb exonerate is an action word that describes the act of declaring or proving someone is not guilty of a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing they were accused of. It is a formal way of saying, “You are innocent, and we have evidence to support that.”
- When someone is exonerated, it means they have been cleared of any blame or responsibility for the alleged offense. The process of exoneration involves investigating the case thoroughly, looking at all available evidence, and ensuring a fair and unbiased examination of the facts.
- Despite the proceedings in the Court of Equity on April 23rd, 1862, the Lords Justices refused to exonerate the alleged lunatic from the responsibility of paying the complete costs, which totaled £20,000, resulting from the conducted inquiry.
- On Tuesday, one of Weinstein‘s lawyers, Arthur Aidala, stated that Weinstein is “cautiously optimistic” about his chances of being exonerated when the New York state appeals court reviews the decision to permit the testimony of “prior bad act” witnesses.
- Tuesday’s statement from Dubai’s government media office revealed that DP World was fully exonerated by the panel operating under London Court of International Arbitration rules. The panel dismissed all of Djibouti’s claims and further mandated Djibouti to cover the arbitration and other related costs.
- Haney made a commitment that the upcoming second trial, which centers around alleged bribes to assistant coaches at prominent men’s basketball programs, would not only exonerate Dawkins of any wrongdoing but also shed light on the true workings of the college basketball business.
解释：
- Exonerate这个单词做动词使用，其表示“to free from a charge of wrongdoing”这一含义，即“免除责任/宣布（某人）无罪/证明（某人）没有罪责或过错”，与“clear/acquit/vindicate“这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- After an exhaustive investigation led by a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts and forensic analysts, the renowned tech company was exonerated from the allegations of data breach and privacy violations.（经过由经验丰富的网络安全专家和法医分析师团队领导的详尽调查，这家著名的科技公司被免除了数据泄露和侵犯隐私的指控。）
–Technology - Through the tireless efforts of a dedicated legal team, bolstered by the introduction of crucial overlooked DNA evidence and compelling expert testimonies, the wrongly convicted individual was exonerated in a landmark legal case, finally clearing their name and vindicating their innocence after years of wrongful imprisonment.（通过一个敬业的法律团队的不懈努力，在引入关键的被忽视的DNA证据和令人信服的专家证词的支持下，被错误定罪的个人在一个具有里程碑意义的法律案件中被无罪释放，最终在多年的错误监禁后洗清了他们的名字并证明他们的清白。）
–Science - In the midst of doping allegations against the athlete, a thorough investigation was conducted by the sports governing body, which ultimately exonerated the athlete, proving that there was no evidence of any illegal substances in their system.（在针对运动员的兴奋剂指控中，体育管理机构进行了彻底调查，最终免除了运动员的责任，证明他们的系统中没有任何非法物质的证据。）
–Sports - Despite the charges brought against them and their companies, both Anglo-Dutch Shell and Italy’s Eni firmly asserted their innocence in separate statements and maintained their belief that the court would exonerate both the individuals and the corporations.（尽管对他们及其公司提出了指控，但英荷壳牌公司和意大利的埃尼公司都在单独的声明中坚定地声称他们是无辜的，并坚持认为法院会证明个人和公司无罪。）
–Business - While “Proven Innocent,” Fox’s upcoming legal drama, is based in Chicago, its storyline of a team of lawyers dedicated to exonerating the wrongly convicted could effortlessly apply to any major North American city.（虽然福克斯即将上映的法律剧《证明无辜》以芝加哥为背景，但其致力于为被错误定罪的人开脱罪责的律师团队的故事情节可以毫不费力地适用于北美任何主要城市。）
–Arts
