igˌzänəˈrāshən, eg- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin exoneration-, exoneratio, from Latin exoneratus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally or legally (as from a charge, imputation, duty, obligation, or responsibility) ; also : the state of being so freed
2.
a. : a remedy in equity available to the surety who has discharged the obligation of his defaulting principal or of a prior surety
b. : the right of a surety to require a person or estate subject to a liability prior to his to discharge that liability thus relieving the surety