PENALIZING Antonyms

• the act of liberating someone or something

• providing personal satisfaction

• grant remission of a sin to

• let off the hook

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• behave in a certain manner

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

• the formal act of liberating someone

• accept an excuse for

• grant a pardon to

• show to be right by providing justification or proof

• maintain, uphold, or defend

• clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof