'Exculpation' definitions:
Definition of 'exculpation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification]
noun
The act of freeing from guilt or blame
Definition of 'Exculpation'
From: GCIDE
- Exculpation \Ex`cul*pa"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exculpatio.] The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse. [1913 Webster]
- These robbers, however, were men who might have made out a strong case in exculpation of themselves. --Southey. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exculpation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolution,
- acquittal,
- acquittance,
- amnesty,
- clearance,
- clearing,
- compurgation,
- destigmatization,
- destigmatizing,
- discharge,
- disculpation,
- dismissal,
- excuse,
- exemption,
- exoneration,
- explanation,
- forgiveness,
- grace,
- immunity,
- indemnity,
- justification,
- pardon,
- purgation,
- purging,
- quietus,
- quittance,
- rationalization,
- redemption,
- rehabilitation,
- reinstatement,
- release,
- remission,
- remission of sin,
- reprieve,
- restoration,
- shrift,
- sparing,
- verdict of acquittal,
- vindication