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exculpate

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ex⋅cul⋅pate

  [ek-skuhl-peyt, ik-skuhl-peyt]
–verb (used with object), -pat⋅ed, -pat⋅ing.
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
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Origin:
1650–60; < L exculpātus freed from blame, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + culpātus blamed (ptp. of culpāre; see culpable )

Related forms:
ex⋅cul⋅pa⋅ble  [ik-skuhl-puh-buhl] , adjective
ex⋅cul⋅pa⋅tion, noun
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ex·cul·pate   (ěk'skəl-pāt', ĭk-skŭl'-)   
tr.v.   ex·cul·pat·ed, ex·cul·pat·ing, ex·cul·pates
To clear of guilt or blame.

[Medieval Latin exculpāre, exculpāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin culpa, guilt.]
ex·cul'pa·ble (ĭk-skŭl'pə-bəl) adj., ex'cul·pa'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

exculpate 
1656, from M.L. exculpatus, pp. of exculpare, from L. ex culpa, from ex "from" + culpa abl. of culpa "blame."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·cul·pate
Pronunciation: 'ek-sk&l-"pAt, ek-'sk&l-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -pat·ed; -pat·ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin exculpare, from Latin ex- out of + culpa blame
: to clear from alleged fault or guilt exculpate the accused is not admissible unless corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of the statement —Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 804(b)(3)> —compare ACQUIT, EXONERATE —ex·cul·pa·tion /"ek-sk&l-'pA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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