assoilment

as·soil

 (ə-soil′)

tr.v. as·soiled, as·soil·ing, as·soils Archaic

1. To absolve; pardon.

2. To atone for.

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[Middle English assoilen, from Old French assoldre, assoil-, from Latin absolvere, to set free : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + solvere, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·soil′ment n.

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assoilment

(əˈsɔɪlmənt)

n

the state or act of forgiveness or deliverance from transgression or denunciationcontamination or degradation caused by transgression or evil-doing

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