ABSOLU'TION, noun In the civil law, an acquittal or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. In the canon law, a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in favor of a penitent. Among protestants, a sentence by which an excommunicated person is released from his liability to punishment.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI