exculpation meaning

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exculpation (noun): a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..

exculpation has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

exculpation as a 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

    Synonyms: excuse, alibi, self-justification

    Type of: defense

    Kinds: extenuation

  2. the act of freeing from guilt or blame

    Type of: forgiveness

    Related forms: exculpate

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ON · 11-letter words

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