exculpation

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His defenders, meanwhile, seem keen to offer exculpation via diagnosis.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2019

This lack of empathy revealed a man focused only on his own exculpation.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2019

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

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016

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

From Newsweek

In Thompson's "Recollections of Mexico," a conversation of the ex-minister with Santa Anna will be found, in which his exculpation is attempted, pp.

From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Mayer, Brantz