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

"Nothing, my dear Miss Lee; I ask nothing, and accuse no one further than is necessary to my own exculpation," said Mrs. Dennison, in a grieved voice.

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)