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Story That Lets You Off The Hook Crossword Clue

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noun

• (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

verb

• exonerate by means of an alibi

42%9Lets off the hook
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42%10Lets off the hook
verb

• take the burden off; remove the burden from

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