exonerator
One who clears
An exonerator is a person or thing that clears someone of blame or guilt.
The term appears most often in legal and investigative contexts—a lawyer, a piece of evidence, or a DNA test might serve as an exonerator: The security footage was the ultimate exonerator, proving he wasn't at the scene.
Formal clearing of charges
- vindicationClearance of blame
- exculpationClearing from fault
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- clearedFound not guilty
not guilty · verdict · evidence · wrongful conviction · DNA evidence · appeal · overturn · dismissal
Formal clearing of guilt
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
redemption · grace · atonement · reconciliation · rehabilitation · reprieve · amnesty · restoration
One who examines evidence
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- defenderOne who guards another
- witnessOne who attests
whistleblower · journalist · DNA analyst · forensic expert · truth-seeker · champion · liberator · vindicator
acquittal
Formal clearing of charges
- vindicationClearance of blame
- exculpationClearing from fault
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
cleared · not guilty · verdict · evidence · wrongful conviction · DNA evidence · appeal · overturn · dismissal · discharge
absolution
Formal clearing of guilt
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
clemency · redemption · grace · atonement · reconciliation · rehabilitation · reprieve · amnesty · restoration · redemption arc
investigator
One who examines evidence
witness · whistleblower · journalist · DNA analyst · forensic expert · truth-seeker · champion · liberator · vindicator
exoneratoraccuser
One who alleges wrongdoing
prosecutor · plaintiff · hanging judge · inquisitor · blamer
exoneratorblamer
One who assigns fault
accuser · denouncer · vilifier · castigator · scapegoater
- DNA exonerationFreedom through genetic proof
exonerate, exoneration, exonerated, exonerating, exonerates, exonerations