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ex·on·er·a·tion \igˌzänəˈrāshən, eg-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin exoneration-, exoneratio, from Latin exoneratus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally or legally (as from a charge, imputation, duty, obligation, or responsibility); also : the state of being so freed 2. a. : a remedy in equity available to the surety who has discharged the obligation of his defaulting principal or of a prior surety b. : the right of a surety to require a person or estate subject to a liability prior to his to discharge that liability thus relieving the surety |