Literary notes about exoneration (AI summary)
The term "exoneration" in literary texts often conveys a dual sense of both legal clearance and moral or personal vindication. In some narratives, it is used to denote formal acquittal or liberation from blame, as when a character is officially absolved of wrongdoing ([1], [2], [3]). In other contexts, it conveys a more introspective or even ironic note, where a character seeks self-justification or the alleviation of guilt ([4], [5]). Sometimes, it appears as a device to underline the inadequacy of mere excuses or to critique the notion of public absolution ([6], [7]), while in other cases it enriches the themes of redemption and the hope of eventual freedom ([8], [9]). This versatility in usage enables authors to draw out complex layers of responsibility, guilt, and societal judgment within their narratives.
- The Liberal members asked for a complete exoneration of Mr. Brown.
— from George Brown by John Lewis - “But of course Dick’s complete exoneration was bound to come.”
— from A Vendetta of the Hills by Willis George Emerson - However, the matter was settled by his exoneration from all blame in the matter, and the return of the "Marianna" to Portugal.
— from Stories of New Jersey by Frank Richard Stockton - It had become a matter of self-exoneration with her then.
— from Other Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland - The president confounded himself in self-exoneration.
— from Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield Fisher - The expression, “Spain taught us what she herself knew,” is not a good excuse or exoneration.
— from Readings from Modern Mexican Authors - There was argued against it, that prompt legislation might do more good, with less exoneration of local responsibility.
— from Reports Relating to the Sanitary Condition of the City of London by John Simon - She must for her soul’s health believe that a day of release and exoneration approaches.
— from One of Our Conquerors — Complete by George Meredith - We hope to find there an explanation of a part of the mystery—the motive, at least, for Howells's death; perhaps your own exoneration.
— from The Abandoned Room by Wadsworth Camp
