· pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
Synonym(s): acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate
Hypernym(s): pronounce, label, judge
· freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
Synonym(s): absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, vindicated