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昭雪

Word · Verb

exonerate; clear one's name; redress a wrong

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to exonerate; to clear one's name; to redress a wrong

formal

A formal term used in legal and historical contexts to describe the clearing of false accusations against someone, often posthumously or after a prolonged injustice.

Zhè这
qǐ起
yuān冤
àn案
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
yǐ以
zhāo昭
xuě雪
 。

This wrongful case was finally exonerated.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
nà那
wèi位
liè烈
shì士
píng平
fǎn反
zhāo昭
xuě雪
 。

The government redressed the wrong and exonerated that martyr.

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Jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
de的
shēn申
sù诉
 ,
tā他
de的
zuì罪
míng名
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
zhāo昭
xuě雪
le了
 。

After years of appeals, his criminal charge was finally cleared.