exonerations (Meaning)
exonerations
to clear from a charge of wrongdoing or from blame, to clear from accusation or blame compare acquit, exculpate, to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship, to clear from accusation or blame, to relieve especially of a charge, obligation, or hardship
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exonerations Sentence Examples
- The recent exonerations of innocent individuals have raised questions about the reliability of our criminal justice system.
- The exonerations prove that wrongful convictions can happen to anyone, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or past history.
- DNA testing has played a crucial role in securing exonerations and exposing miscarriages of justice.
- The Innocence Project, a non-profit organization, has been instrumental in obtaining exonerations for over 350 wrongfully convicted individuals.
- The state of North Carolina has the highest number of exonerations per capita in the United States.
- The exonerations have led to increased scrutiny of eyewitness testimony and the use of jailhouse informants.
- A recent study found that over half of exonerations involve cases of mistaken identity.
- False confessions, improper forensic evidence, and prosecutorial misconduct are among the leading causes of wrongful convictions and subsequent exonerations.
- The process of obtaining exonerations can be time-consuming and emotionally taxing for the wrongfully convicted individuals.
- The exonerations serve as a reminder that our justice system must be ever-vigilant in protecting the rights of the innocent.
FAQs About the word exonerations
to clear from a charge of wrongdoing or from blame, to clear from accusation or blame compare acquit, exculpate, to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, o
acquittals, clearings, vindications,pardons,exculpations, remissions, absolutions, condonations, expiations,atonements
indictments,convictions, prosecutions, impeachments,accusations, censures, incriminations, denunciations,arraignments, condemnations
The recent exonerations of innocent individuals have raised questions about the reliability of our criminal justice system.
The exonerations prove that wrongful convictions can happen to anyone, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or past history.
DNA testing has played a crucial role in securing exonerations and exposing miscarriages of justice.
The Innocence Project, a non-profit organization, has been instrumental in obtaining exonerations for over 350 wrongfully convicted individuals.
