exoneration vs status

exoneration and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exoneration	Yes	No	No	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of exoneration; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than exoneration:

Other hypernyms of exoneration include condition.

exoneration (noun)	status (noun)
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation	a state at a particular time