exculpation
Americannoun
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clearance from a charge of guilt or fault; vindication.
A biological or environmental explanation for a criminal act does not translate into exculpation of the individual.
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legal protection from charges of guilt or fault.
Each commissioner and officer shall be entitled to exculpation from liability and to indemnification by the District to the extent set forth in the Act.
Other Word Forms
- nonexculpation noun
- self-exculpation noun
Etymology
Origin of exculpation
Example Sentences
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His defenders, meanwhile, seem keen to offer exculpation via diagnosis.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2019
But his feeble attempts at exculpation were not working.
From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2018
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
A man's avocation may be at once his ruin and his exculpation.
From The Gates Between by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
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