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Exculpable

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ex·cul·pate  (kskl-pt, k-skl-)
tr.v. ex·cul·pat·ed, ex·cul·pat·ing, ex·cul·pates
To clear of guilt or blame.
[Medieval Latin exculpre, exculpt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin culpa, guilt.]
ex·culpa·ble (k-sklp-bl) adj.
excul·pation n.
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