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absolution

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n An absolve | absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)
n (context|civil|_|legal|obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declare|declaring an accused person innocent. (defdate|First attested in the early 17th century.)
n (rfv-sense) (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
n (context|ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalty | penalties by an authority. (defdate|First attested around 1150 to 1350.)(reference-book|last =|first =|authorlink =|coauthors =|editor =Brown, Lesley|others =|title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary|origdate =|origyear = 1933|origmonth =|url =|format =|accessdate =|accessyear =|accessmonth =|edition = 5th|date =|year =2003|month =|publisher =Oxford University Press|location =Oxford, UK|language =|id =|doi =|isbn =978-0-19-860575-7|lccn =|ol =|pages =9|chapter =|chapterurl =|quote =)
n Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. (defdate|First attested around 1150 to 1350.)
n The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)