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exculpation

[ek-skuhl-pey-shuhn] / ˌɛk skʌlˈpeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
clearing from accusation
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His defenders, meanwhile, seem keen to offer exculpation via diagnosis.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2019

The testimony and evidence are a pileup of contradictions and self-serving exculpation.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2016

Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britainby John Darwin This is not because Darwin is out to offer exculpation or vindication – far from it.

From The Guardian Dec. 28, 2012

I don’t think they knew if this was supposed to be condemnation or exculpation.

From Newsweek

He has worked over the character already given her by the Chronicle for his own exculpation.

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by J. Sadger




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