noun
- a person who has been exonerated, especially one who has been cleared of criminal charges or released from prison after being wrongly convicted
Usage: modern usage, primarily legal and criminal justice contexts
Examples
- The exoneree received compensation from the state after spending fifteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
- DNA evidence has led to the release of hundreds of exonerees over the past two decades.
- The organization provides legal support to exonerees seeking to rebuild their lives.
- As an exoneree, she became an advocate for criminal justice reform.
- The exoneree's case highlighted serious flaws in the original investigation.