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This is taken from a songs lyrics

> 罪は忘れさられた

It translates to

The crime was forgotten

So I'd say this is in passive form except what is the さ doing there ?

Shouldn't it be 忘れられた ?

Then why is the さ there?
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Can someone explain this verb conjugation?
I reckon that is a compound word, not just a conjugation. It is not 忘れる, but
[忘{わす}れ去る{さる}](http://jisho.org/search/%E5%BF%98%E3%82%8C%E3%81%95%E3%82%8B),
meaning "to forget completely".
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