exculpation
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His defenders, meanwhile, seem keen to offer exculpation via diagnosis.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2019
But his feeble attempts at exculpation were not working.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 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
How sorry I am to begin a letter by giving you such news, for you expected only to hear from me of industrious making of progress; therefore exculpation of my silence is my first duty.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Mrs. Russell Barrington
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