to release a person (from sin, guilt, a promise, duty etc)
free from responsibility, duty
to give a legal decision that a person is not guilty of an offense
announce removal of blame
a wide road passing round a town or village
avoid
to fail to include (a person, thing); decide and leave out (a person, thing)
exclude, forget
to put up with, allow, (something unwanted or unpleasant) without protest
allow, indulge