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exoneration
ex·on·er·a·tion /ig-ˌzä-nə-'rā-shən, eg-/ n
1: the act of disburdening or discharging (as from a charge, liability, obligation, duty, or responsibility); also: the state of being so freed
2 a: the right of a person who has paid a debt for which he or she is only secondarily liable to be reimbursed by the person primarily liable
b: the right of a surety to require a person or estate that is subject to a liability for which the surety is secondarily liable to discharge the liability thus relieving the surety; also: the equitable remedy by which the surety compels discharge of the liability

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.