exoneration vs explanation

exoneration

noun
  • An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation. 

  • The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge. 

explanation

noun
  • The act or process of explaining. 

  • Something that explains, makes understandable. 

  • A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation. 

How often have the words exoneration and explanation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )