noun

1. The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).

2. A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.

3. Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.

4. The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.

5. Avoidance of danger; deliverance.