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

She did not attempt, however, to defend the act, nor would she admit that another’s influence was any exculpation of her offence.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard