Word of the Day - April 20, 2024

ABSOLVE

The plaintiff asserts that the company is not absolved of responsibility for the false claims simply because its ownership has changed.
to declare free from guilt
to free from the consequences of an action [v ABSOLVED, ABSOLVES, ABSOLVING]
to pardon (to release from liability for an offence) [v ABSOLVED, ABSOLVING, ABSOLVES]
to release from a duty
to set someone free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt.