clear someone's name

Verb

To prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty.

Japanese Meaning

無実を証明して疑いを晴らすこと / かつて有罪と見なされた者の潔白を証明し、名誉を回復すること

The new evidence helped clear someone's name after years of suspicion.

新しい証拠が数年にわたる疑いの後、その人の無実を証明するのに役立った。

Sense（1）

To prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty.

clears someone's name

（ present singular third-person ）

clearing someone's name

（ participle present ）

cleared someone's name

（ participle past ）

cleared someone's name

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