'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]

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