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exculpation

[ek-skuhl-pey-shuhn] / ˌɛk skʌlˈpeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
clearing from accusation
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His defenders, meanwhile, seem keen to offer exculpation via diagnosis.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2019

This lack of empathy revealed a man focused only on his own exculpation.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2019

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 "the World" would regard the affair, was the whole question,—what "the World" would say of Lady Kilgoff,—how receive her exculpation.

From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James