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exculpation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alibi, excuse, self-justification |
| Type of | defense, vindication, defence |
| Has types | extenuation, mitigation |
exculpation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | forgiveness, pardon |
| Derivation | exculpate |
Examples of exculpation
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So this whole article becomes one of self-vindication and self-exculpation.
From the guardian.co.uk
I could add more liberal bleatings of exculpation, except for one thing.
From the independent.co.uk
They were awash in exculpation, like a flooded field in Devon.
From the guardian.co.uk
Finger-wagging and self-exculpation come in doses.
From the businessweek.com
If this were a single instance, I would overlook it, but the current of self-exculpation runs high throughout.
From the boston.com
In his original self-exculpation, Hari said that other journalists had assured him that there was nothing wrong with this practice.
From the guardian.co.uk
If Ambrose's own attempts at exculpation are lame, there are some potential excuses for word and idea theft that one ought to mention.
From the time.com
Conflicting accounts rapidly emerged, as survivors'memories were inevitably shaped by trauma, terror, indignation, blame or self-exculpation.
From the guardian.co.uk
You might expect a government that was up-ended by this affair to greet such exculpation with gasps of relief, if not joyous incredulity.
From the economist.com
- 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"
- The act of freeing from guilt or blame
- (exculpate) 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"
- (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.
- The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse
- (exculpate) To clear of or free from guilt; exonerate
