Exonerated vs. Vindicated

Exonerated vs. Vindicated — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Exonerated and Vindicated

Exoneratedadjective

Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.

Vindicatedverb

simple past tense and past participle of vindicate

Exoneratedverb

simple past tense and past participle of exonerate

Vindicatedadjective

justified, avenged or cleared of blame

Exoneratedadjective

freed from any question of guilt;

is absolved from all blamewas now clear of the charge of cowardicehis official honor is vindicated

Vindicatedadjective

freed from any question of guilt;

is absolved from all blamewas now clear of the charge of cowardicehis official honor is vindicated
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