exculpation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
exculpation
n.
act of freeing from blame, act of declaring innocent
exculpation
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) excuse, alibi, self-justification
(hypernym) defense, defence, vindication
(hyponym) extenuation, mitigation
2. the act of freeing from guilt or blame
(hypernym) forgiveness, pardon
(derivation) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
Exculpation
(n.)
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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exculpation
Synonyms and related words:
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
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