Legal Definition and Related Resources of Absolve

To set free, release , as from obligations, debt or responsibility .

verb

• absolvere
• acquit
• adjudge innocent
• clear
• discharge
• exculpate
• excuse
• exonerate
• find not guilty
• forgive
• free
• let off
• liberare
• liberate
• pardon
• prove innocent
• prove not quilty
• purgare
• purge
• release from imputation
• remit
• reprieve
• set free
• vindicate
• Associated Concepts: absolve of blame

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What does Absolve mean in American Law?

The definition of Absolve in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

In one sense, roughly the same as acquit, but not suggesting as strongly that the absolution is the result of some legal proceeding. It would be proper, for instance, to say, “His employer absolved him of any responsibility for the accident.” “Absolve” may also be used to mean “set free” or “release,” e.g., one can be absolved of a debt or other obligation.