re·lieve vt re·lieved, re·liev·ing: to set free from a duty, burden, or liability
cannot be relieved of his negligence
the trust cannot relieve the trustees of those very basic duties that the law imposes — Hosey v. Burgess, 890 S.W.2d 262 (1995)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.