Even on the day Scarlett testified, the government gleefully insisted that he had exculpated it.
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Although they heard my children say nice things about me in the interview, it would also be nice to let them know that I was exculpated, without sounding like a jerk.
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However, it seems highly improbable that a person would be exculpated of a crime associated with sex with animals only by reason of the fact that penetration involved the anus rather than the vagina.
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Acquit: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
(exculpated) absolved: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
(exculpation) excuse: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
(exculpation) the act of freeing from guilt or blame
(exculpatory) clearing of guilt or blame
In jurisprudence, an excuse or justification is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation. In this context, "to excuse" means to grant or obtain an exemption for a group of persons sharing a common characteristic from a potential liability. ...
Exculpatory evidence is the evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial, which clears or tends to clear the defendant of guilt. It is the opposite of inculpatory evidence, which tends to prove guilt.
To clear of or free from guilt; exonerate
(Exculpation) to remove a party from being in a position of liability.