Absolved

"And yet," said I, smiling, "I cannot quite hold myself absolved from the charge of sensationalism which has been urged against my records." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The bear hug is a crude hold and easily broken by anyone not inhibited by a devotion to fair play, and when attacked without warning from behind, the Saint considered himself absolved from the code of gentlemanly conduct. ❋ Charteris, Leslie, 1907- (1983)

"When thou hast made a vow, do not seek to evade it, nor find excuses to get clear of the obligation of it; say not before the priest, who is called the angel or messenger of the Lord of hosts, that, upon second thoughts, thou hast changed thy mind, and desirest to be absolved from the obligation of thy vow; but stick to it, and do not seek a hole to creep out at." ❋ Unknown (1721)

The difference in vocal treatment comes in regarding the principal emphasis as absolute or final, as making the word absolved from, cut off from, the rest of the sentence following, and having a final stop or conclusive effect, while the secondary may be regarded as only relatively emphatic, as being related in a subordinate way to the principal, and as maintaining a connection with the rest of the sentence, or as hanging upon the words which follow, or as being a step leading up to the main idea. ❋ Irvah Lester Winter (N/A)

The attack upon Chrysogonus is bold, and cannot but have been offensive to Sulla, though Sulla is by name absolved from immediate blame. ❋ Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 (1881)

His warning came as the Azanian People抯 Organisation (Azapo) called for the prosecution of "apartheid assassins" who were "absolved" by the ❋ Unknown (2007)

Johannesburg's mayor in terms of the Gatherings Act. In a statement released at the venue, the SAJBD and SAZF's media response team, the two bodies "absolved" Wits "totally from any responsibility vis-à-vis the safety and security of members of the audience and the media". ❋ Unknown (2002)

Mr Niehaus said the ANC still supported the position of the students on Mr Justice Leon and that they had not "absolved" him of "passing death sentences for political offences". ❋ Unknown (1994)

The UK's Daily Telegraph declares today that cows are "absolved" of causing global warming with nitrous oxide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Alberto de la Cruz: Pototo: I truly respect your opinion, but I have never "absolved" the RCC. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Eugene McGee and Craig McGee found not guilty of conspiracy over Kapunda Rd hit-run HIT-RUN widow Di Gilcrist will continue to campaign for a fairer justice system than the one she believes "absolved" her husband's killer of responsibility. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Gibbs added that the administration has not "absolved" the auto industries 'role in the financial fallout, but stressed that the financial problems of both GM and Chrysler resulted from the overall poor economy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This past Friday, the Vatican "absolved" the Beatles, though their diary "L'Obsservatore Romano", after more than 40 years of the declaration of John Lennon, that, if you don't know, said: "The Beatles are more populra than Jesus Christ". ❋ Unknown (2008)

The [plaintiff] brings a reasonable and credible charge against the defendant. It is quite evident that the defendant exercised influence and intimidation to create a result in his favor. However, this is certainly not the only instance that the defendant has done so. Referencing one of his points of defense, in the previous [polling] result, the plaintiff was not only [complicit] in the extracurricular corruption (as were many others in the courtroom today), but he directly profited from that corruption by means of [absolving] a debt. It seems odd and irregular that a participant in a favorable corruption scheme, would bring charge against that exact same corruption when not in the plaintiff’s favor. Polls are corrupt. Period. The means to fix them are not to bring charges against the party consistently working to further and [deepen] the corruption, but to not participate in the corruption at all, ever. The court finds that the corrupt, vile, crooked, fraudulent, nefarious, rotten, and shady poll results will stand, whatever the result may be. If you desire a world in which the poll results are ethical, honest, and honorable, DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN [SCHEME'S]. ❋ LCFBP6 (2021)

[sinless] but no [absolvation] ❋ ColaGhost (2023)