CLEARING, ppr. Purifying removing foul matter, incumbrances, or obstructions making evident, or luminous cleansing liberating disengaging acquitting making gain beyond all costs and charges.

CLEARING, n.

1. A defense justification vindication. 2 Corinthians 7 .
2. A place or tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation a common use of the word in America.
3. The act of making clear.