absolvitor
n. C2 Proficiency ab·solvi·tor
n. a person who officially frees someone from a duty or a legal punishment. This is a very formal and old-fashioned word used in law or history.
n. a person who formally releases another from an obligation, duty, or legal penalty. Often used in historical or ecclesiastical contexts to describe the granting of a pardon.
The king acted as an absolvitor for the prisoner.
In the medieval court, the king served as the final absolvitor for those who had been condemned to death.
The historical records suggest that the council acted as an absolvitor for the accused, effectively nullifying the previous verdict and granting a full pardon.