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exculpatory

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ex·cul·pa·to·ry  (k-sklp-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Acting or tending to exculpate.
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Adj.1.exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame
clean-handed, guiltless, innocent - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"
inculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to


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Then in the increasing gale of the sea there would be a little private ship's storm going on in which you could detect strong language, pronounced in a tone of passion and exculpatory protestations uttered with every possible inflection of injured innocence.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Tess's voice throughout had hardly risen higher than its opening tone; there had been no exculpatory phrase of any kind, and she had not wept.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
If they had been less plausible than they were, the good Minor Canon's mind would have been in a state of preparation to receive them, as exculpatory of his unfortunate pupil.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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