absolvatory
[/əbˈzɒlvətɔːri/]
adjective
absolutório
1. relating to or having the power of absolution; serving to absolve or forgive
The priest offered absolvatory words to the penitent.
O padre ofereceu palavras absolutórias ao penitente.
2. in law, relating to a judgment that absolves or acquits a defendant
The court issued an absolvatory decision that cleared the accused of all charges.
O tribunal emitiu uma decisão absolutória que inocentou o acusado de todas as acusações.
The term 'absolvatory' is primarily used in formal legal and religious contexts. In Brazil, 'sentença absolutória' (absolvatory sentence) is standard judicial terminology meaning the defendant is acquitted. The word is formal and relatively uncommon in everyday English, with legal professionals preferring 'exculpatory' in modern American English.
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