Synonyms for compurgation
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Noun
vindication, exoneration, exculpation, quittance, remission, acquittal, disculpation, absolution dated, acquittance dated, assoilment dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
Forms
- Plural
- compurgations → vindications, exonerations, exculpations, quittances…
Example sentences
- vindication His enemy's failure in business was the ultimate vindication.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| compurgation | falling | |
| vindication | steady | |
| exoneration | steady | |
| exculpation | steady | |
| quittance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- remission3, acquittal3, quittance
- 10 letters
- absolution4, assoilment
- 11 letters
- vindication4, exoneration5, exculpation, acquittance
- 12 letters
- disculpation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remission3 = 3 syllables).