exculpate

Example Sentences

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A trio of new evidence helped exculpate Ian Schweitzer.

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 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

“This is a report that’s designed to exculpate the cops.”

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2021

It would have been a simple matter to exculpate yourself—you had not the funds in your possession, had never had them.

From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Vorst, Marie Van