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exculpation
[ ek-skuhl-pey-shuhn ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
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Other Words From
- non·ex·cul·pa·tion noun
- self-ex·cul·pa·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exculpation1
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Example Sentences
They made habit and bad example almost a sufficient exculpation from crime.
The Lord-Advocate being sworn, in exculpation, he gave a distinct account of the transactions which he had had with the prisoner.
Perhaps there may be some little thing to say in exculpation.
What the arguments were that I resorted to in exculpation of my injustice, I no longer remember at this distance of time.
Fray Luiss experience of the Inquisition naturally led him to seek exculpation.
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