clean chit

noun

A (usually oral) exoneration given by law enforcement agencies to suspects in a crime, likely to be flawed.

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Meanings

nounclean chit (countable and uncountable, plural clean chits)

plural clean chits

  1. IndiacountableuncountableA (usually oral) exoneration given by law enforcement agencies to suspects in a crime, likely to be flawed.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clean chit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20chit.

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