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exculpate

[ek-skuhl-peyt, ik-skuhl-peyt] / ˈɛk skʌlˌpeɪt, ɪkˈskʌl peɪt /


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The documentary includes an interview with a whistleblower who claimed bosses told him to doctor evidence to exculpate the agency in the death of Hernández Rojas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Nobody doubts that a clever jurist with a dictionary and a truckload of motivated reasoning can use the law to exculpate himself and inculpate others.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023

A trio of new evidence helped exculpate Ian Schweitzer.

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2023

“It does not vary either to exculpate on the basis of the actor’s unusual callousness or to condemn for outraging an excessively delicate relative of the deceased,” Rennie wrote, citing the Model Penal Code.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

The pope, says Fleury,190 began to laugh, and to exculpate Rome, alleged the fable of the stomach and the other members.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois




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