absolve

Length / number of characters: 7
Number of words: 1

grant remission of a sin to
let off the hook
To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate
To free from a penalty
To finish
To resolve or explain

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