exculpation

Example Sentences

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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

"I assure you, sir, the matter had no interest for me, beyond the opportunity it afforded you of exculpation."

From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James