exculpation

[ ek-skuhl-pey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛk skʌlˈpeɪ ʃən /

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noun

clearance from a charge of guilt or fault; vindication: A biological or environmental explanation for a criminal act does not translate into exculpation of the individual.

legal protection from charges of guilt or fault:Each commissioner and officer shall be entitled to exculpation from liability and to indemnification by the District to the extent set forth in the Act.

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Origin of exculpation

exculp(ate) + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM exculpation

non·ex·cul·pa·tion, nounself-ex·cul·pa·tion, noun

Words nearby exculpation

excruciation, excubitorium, excud., excudit, exculpate, exculpation, exculpatory, ex curia, excurrent, excursion, excursionist

How to use exculpation in a sentence

They made habit and bad example almost a sufficient exculpation from crime.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI|John Lord
The Lord-Advocate being sworn, in exculpation, he gave a distinct account of the transactions which he had had with the prisoner.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
Perhaps there may be some little thing to say in exculpation.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 431|Various
What the arguments were that I resorted to in exculpation of my injustice, I no longer remember at this distance of time.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr

Fray Luiss experience of the Inquisition naturally led him to seek exculpation.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea