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adjective
tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
Related forms
non·ex·cul·pa·to·ry, adjective
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Exculpatory
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| given to using long words. |
Example Sentences
- Trashing the defendant in public, with full knowledge of the exculpatory evidence being suppressed, is gravy.
- But he has yet to reveal what exculpatory diagnosis he plans to offer.
- Exculpatory is defined as a evidence not admissible in trial.
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Word Origin & History
exculpatory
c.1780, from exculpate, from L. ex- + culpa "blame."
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