let-off
Avoided deserved consequences
A let-off is an escape from punishment or consequences, often when they were deserved: He got a let-off when the judge dismissed the case on a technicality.
The term implies luck or leniency rather than innocence.
In knitting and weaving, let-off refers to the mechanism that releases yarn or warp threads during production.
Merciful treatment of offenders
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
tolerance · compassion · grace · reprieve · amnesty · commutation · slap on wrist · second chance
Official court decision
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
clearance · vindication · dropped charges · dismissal · case dismissed · freed · released · walk free
Release of substance outward
- triggerWhat initiates action
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- emitRelease outward
fire · shoot · detonate · blast · explosion · propel · launch · catapult
Defense of location
- justificationReason proving rightness
- explanationStatement making something clear
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- defenseProtection against harm
reason · plea · mitigation · extenuation · grounds · loophole · extenuating circumstances · benefit of doubt
Swift departure or retreat
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- dodged bulletAvoided serious harm narrowly
lucky break · got away · eluded · avoided · sidestepped
clemency
Merciful treatment of offenders
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
indulgence · tolerance · compassion · grace · reprieve · amnesty · commutation · slap on wrist · second chance · probation
verdict
Official court decision
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
discharge · clearance · vindication · dropped charges · dismissal · case dismissed · freed · released · walk free · beat the rap
discharge
Release of substance outward
emit · fire · shoot · detonate · blast · explosion · propel · launch · catapult · spring
alibi
Defense of location
- justificationReason proving rightness
- explanationStatement making something clear
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
defense · reason · plea · mitigation · extenuation · grounds · loophole · extenuating circumstances · benefit of doubt · exception
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
- near missNarrowly averted incident
dodged bullet · lucky break · got away · eluded · avoided · sidestepped
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- bow specsdraw weight, poundage, string length, cam timing, tiller
- weavingloom, looms, power looms, warp, shuttle
let-offconviction
Firmly held belief
punishment · guilty verdict · sentence · penalty · condemnation
offspring, letting, offset, offshoot, letdown, offload, offside, letup, off-putting