compurgations

noun

plural of compurgation
as in exculpations

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  1. acquittals
  2. exonerations
  3. remissions
  4. pardons
Noun
  • In its latest ruling, the appeals court did not enter acquittals.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • According to Ghaemi, the IRGC’s intelligence agency has consolidated control over interrogations, detention centers, judges, and prosecutors, and the proof is in the lack of acquittals.
    — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of acquittals
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  • Experts told me some prosecutors around the country were using the obscure plea as a tool to thwart exonerations.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The law isn’t perfect, raising several barriers to testing, but still, DNA evidence has featured in 17 of Florida’s 30 death row exonerations.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Definition of exonerations
Noun
  • Immix Biopharma said its experimental CAR-T therapy induced complete remissions in 89% of patients with AL Amyloidosis, a rare autoimmune disorder in which toxic proteins build up in organs like the heart and kidneys.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • By simultaneously hitting three or more targets, these agents promise not only deeper responses but potentially longer remissions in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of remissions
Noun
  • The agenda includes alleged funding and coordination behind complaints, disciplinary cases, pardons, and potential judicial remedies.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The official also highlighted pardons handed down by Biden, including for his son Hunter and other family members.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pardons
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“Compurgations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compurgations. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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