noun

• (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
• The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
• The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
• An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
• (civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
• (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.