Verbal Success Power Words eCourse
LESSON 4 OF 7
Welcome to the Verbal Success Power Word Lessons!
Below is your fourth Power Word Lesson.
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In lesson you will learn words that describe freeing someone of guilt? Exculpate, exonerate, vindicate and absolve are words you can use in the context of freeing or relieving someone.
Exculpate means, “to free from guilt.” You may have heard the Latin phrase mea culpa, which translates to “my guilt, my fault,” and you have most likely heard the word culprit, “someone who is guilty.” To exculpate is “to free from guilt.” Exculpate and its synonym absolve are formal terms. Exculpate is often used in legalese to discuss release from blame, while absolve is often used in the religious setting to forgive someone’s sins.
Exonerate is similar to exculpate in its meaning, “to absolve of guilt,” but exonerate also means “to release from an obligatory debt or duty.” Exonerate essentially means “to clear.” For example, “The judge exonerated (cleared) him of all charges and related punishment.”
To vindicate is to clear someone of guilt or suspicion. Vindication refers to the evidence used to vindicate someone. For a memory trick, note how vindicate sounds a little like “win the case.” If you win your court case, you will be vindicated and proven to be free from blame in a court of law. When a judge exonerates (frees, clears) someone of all wrongdoing, he also vindicates that person.
To recap: If you wanted to say “free from all blame,” in a very formal way, you would use the word exculpate. In a trial court, a jury would exonerate someone if they thought he or she was not guilty of committing a crime. The evidence presented to the jury would vindicate the defendant. The person would be freed and absolved of participation in the crime.
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Sincerely,
Greg Ragland |
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