exculpation
Example Sentences
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His defenders, meanwhile, seem keen to offer exculpation via diagnosis.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2019
It was not sworn testimony, but an autobiography with all the self-flattery and exculpation associated with that genre.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2018
The testimony and evidence are a pileup of contradictions and self-serving exculpation.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2016
I don’t think they knew if this was supposed to be condemnation or exculpation.
From Newsweek
His excuse was that the terrible character of his men compelled him to act as he did; and the duke admitted the exculpation, being fain to overlook outrages which he could neither prevent nor punish.”
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper
