Expiation and Exoneration

Expiation

Expiation noun - Compensation for a wrong.

Exoneration and expiation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exoneration" instead a noun "Expiation".

Nearby Words: expiate, expiated, expiatory, expiating

Exoneration

Exoneration noun - A setting free from a charge of wrongdoing.
Usage example: the accused refused a plea bargain, asserting that he was innocent and would settle for nothing less than complete exoneration

Expiation and exoneration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expiation" instead a noun "Exoneration".

Nearby Words: exonerate, exonerated, exonerating

How words are described

real real expiation real exoneration
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