to release a person (from sin, guilt, a promise, duty etc)

free from responsibility, duty

a small open vessel for traveling on water, especially the kind moved with oars

vehicle for water travel

a kind of small open boat; an inflatable rubber boat

boat

a long flat-bottomed boat with high peaks at each end, used on canals in Venice

vehicle for water travel

(an instance of) forgiveness; an act of freeing a person from legal punishment

forgiveness

a kind of boat made by tying logs together

flatboat

to allow a person, thing to go free; to allow (news) to be known or published; allow (a film) to be shown; allow (goods) to be placed on sale

delivery; dispensation

(an order giving authority for) the delay or cancelling of punishment (especially by death)

relief of blame, responsibility