Definitions for: Exculpation

[n] the act of freeing from guilt or blame
[n] 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex`cul*pa"tion, n. [Cf. LL. exculpatio.]
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that
which exculpates; excuse.

These robbers, however, were men who might have made
out a strong case in exculpation of themselves.
--Southey.

Synonyms: alibi, excuse, self-justification

See Also: defence, defense, extenuation, forgiveness, mitigation, pardon, vindication

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