exoneration

exoneration
Absolving of a charge or imputation of guilt; the lifting of a burden; a discharge; a release from liability; the application of the personal property of an intestate to the payment of his debts and the relief of his real property therefrom. 21 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 391. See contribution; indemnity.

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  • exonération — [ ɛgzɔnerasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1552 sens 2; lat. exoneratio 1 ♦ (1865) Action d exonérer; son résultat. ⇒ abattement, affranchissement, décharge, déduction, dégrèvement, diminution, dispense, exemption, franchise, immunité, remise. Exonération fiscale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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 …   Law dictionary

  • Exoneration — Ex*on er*a tion, n. [L. exoneratio: cf. F. Exon[ e]ration.] The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Exoneration — Exoneration, lat. dtsch., Entlastung; exoneriren, entlasten …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • exoneration — 1630s, from L. exonerationem (nom. exoneratio) an unloading, lightening, noun of action from pp. stem of exonerare (see EXONERATE (Cf. exonerate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Exoneration — Exonerated redirects here. For the legal film, see The Exonerated. Criminal procedure …   Wikipedia

  • Exonération — Une exonération est une dispense de paiement d impôt, de taxe ou de droit sous certaines conditions définies dans le cadre de la loi ; ainsi la faiblesse des revenus des personnes est un motif d exonération de certaines taxes touchant… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • EXONÉRATION — n. f. T. d’Administration Action d’exonérer. Exonération du service militaire. Exonération d’impôts. Exonération des frais d’étude …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Exoneration — In a general sense, this term means to free from blame or guilt, such as when a criminal is proven innocent. In the financial realm, exoneration usually means to relieve one of a financial obligation or duty. This can apply in many different… …   Investment dictionary

  • exonération — (è gzo né ra sion) s. f. Terme de pratique. Décharge, soulagement. Exonération du service militaire. Exonération d impôts.    Autrefois, remplacement militaire fait par l État même au moyen d une somme fixée chaque année. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • exoneration — exonerate UK US /ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to show or say officially that someone or something is not guilty of something: »We have proof which will completely exonerate him. exonerate sb from sth »I do not wholly exonerate her from… …   Financial and business terms

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