Let off (6)
'let off' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Clear of blame or guilt" , "Fully pardon" , "Grant remission of a sin" , "Grant pardon for" , "Set free from guilt" .)
'let off' is the definition.
(to let someone off is to excuse or spare them)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for excused that I've seen before include "Exonerated" , "Let off (a duty)" , "Given permission to leave, or pardoned" , "Granted exemption" , "Forgiven" .)
'let off' is the definition.
(I know that let off can be written as excuse)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for excuse that I've seen before include "Seek to justify (a fault)" , "Allow to be released from a duty" , "Supposed reason for failure" , "Condone or forgive" , "Alibi" .)
'let off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for spared that I've seen before include "Showed mercy, refrained from hurting" , "did without" , "Treated mercifully" , "Dealt leniently with" , "forgiven" .)
'let off' is the definition.
(I know that let off can be written as exempt)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for exempt that I've seen before include "Not subject to a law" , "free from tax, say" , "Not liable to, excused" , "Not liable, as others may be" , "Free (from taxes, etc)" .)
'let off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for acquit that I've seen before include "Release" , "Exculpate" , "Exonerate" , "Clear of a crime" , "Discharge from court as innocent" .)