exculpation

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian

To get a letter of exculpation, O’Brien agrees to take a lie-detector test.

From New York Times

But his feeble attempts at exculpation were not working.

From The Guardian

It was not sworn testimony, but an autobiography with all the self-flattery and exculpation associated with that genre.

From The Guardian

Themes of guilt, exculpation, and purpose, run through the story line.

From Washington Post