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clearing

1 6.0

Removing doubt about someone so they are not blamed anymore

noun
/ˈklɪrɪŋ/

: exoneración

Clearing House

We have an aspiration to have every staff member have a, a clearing process before they start.

Synonyms

exoneration

vsclearing

Formal

10 7.9

An official clearing of a person from blame after being accused

is the general act of ending suspicion rather than an official statement

purging

vsclearing

1 7.4

Clearing someone of blame or shame

focuses on ending doubt or suspicion rather than formal charges

exculpation

vsclearing

Formal

1 9.9

The act of clearing someone from blame

ends suspicion without always proving innocence

purgation

vsclearing

Formal

9.9

An act that clears someone from blame or suspicion

is about ending doubt about a person's guilt or integrity

Antonyms

doubt

∞ 1.6

A feeling of not being sure about something

suspicion

77 3.1

A general feeling that other people cannot be trusted

Compounds

clearing house

Specialized

1 4.9

A central place where banks exchange payments and settle accounts daily

clearing house

Specialized

1 4.8

An organization that collects and shares information or payments between other groups

How Innocent

acquittal

41 7.1

vindication

29 7.4

clearing

1 6.0

suspicion

170 3.0

Surface Forms

clearing singular

clearings plural

Morphology

clearing = clear (transparent) = clear + ing

Standard nominalization of the verb 'clear' meaning 'to remove suspicion'; the act/result sense is directly derived and recognizable.

Etymology

Clearing comes from clear, meaning 'free from doubt or blame'; to clear someone is to remove suspicion. So the clearing of charges is the act that makes a person 'clear' again and restores their good name.