1) Absolve 2) Acquit 3) Assoil 4) Exonerate 1) Acquit 2) Acquit, exonerate 3) Assoil 4) Clear 5) Clear of charges 6) Discharge 7) Exonerate 8) Free from blame 9) Judge 10) Label 11) Pronounce 12) Prove the innocence of 13) Vindicate 
• (v. t.) To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.
Ex·cul'pate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Exculpated , present participle & verbal noun . Exculpating ] [ Latin ex out + culpatus , past participle of culpare to find fault with, to blame, culpa fault. See 
to clear from a charge of guilt 
To free from blame or accusation, particularly in matters of small importance. Compare exonerate.
exculpate 1. To clear from guilt. 2. To pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. The prefix ex- means 'out of' or 'away from' and from the Latin noun culpa, meaning 'blame'; so, exculpate means 'to clear from guilt'. A legal term used in the sense of 'excuse' or 'justification'.
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
[SAT terms] pronounce not guilty of criminal charges pronounce not guilty of criminal charges