exculpate
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Nobody doubts that a clever jurist with a dictionary and a truckload of motivated reasoning can use the law to exculpate himself and inculpate others.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023
He devises a daring, sometimes distracting but ultimately inspired format by saving his commentary for footnotes that contextualize, teasingly contradict and occasionally exculpate Rodgers from her unsparing self-assessments.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
“It does not vary either to exculpate on the basis of the actor’s unusual callousness or to condemn for outraging an excessively delicate relative of the deceased,” Rennie wrote, citing the Model Penal Code.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022
But “the photos are not proof of my father being in Sobibor and may even exculpate him once forensically examined.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2020
His former associates in the priesthood openly denounced him, to exculpate themselves from any supposed sympathy with the sentiments or with the man.
From John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch by Anonymous
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