Absolutive

(1) Absolution: The speaker says the act was not what was understood, and that it did not occur as charged anyway. [...] His repeated denials should be viewed as an absolutive strategy in which the facts themselves are disputed, [...]

[...], the forgiving process is easier because the full cathartic effect, in all its absolutive power, comes into play after a heightened awareness of sinfulness.

The absolutive appeal is exemplified in two Nixon statements. […] Absolution is a posture designed to clear fully the accused party from any hint of wrongdoing. […]