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Exculpatory (adjective)
exculpatory [ik-skuhl-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]


adjective
1. tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.

Can be confused
inculpatory.

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Origin: First recorded in 1770-80; exculpate + -ory

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