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exculpation
noun
(ex-cul-pa-tion)
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
Synonyms:
alibi
,
excuse
, self-justification,
exculpation
noun
(ex-cul-pa-tion)
the act of freeing from guilt or blame
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exculpation
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disproof
,
extenuation
,
actus reus
,
expiation
,
refutation
,
blameworthiness
,
ascription
,
repugnancy
,
sophist
,
ipse dixit
,
factuality
,
casuistry
,
sophistic
,
supernaturalism
,
teleology
,
imposture
,
tu quoque
,
logical fallacy
,
prolixity
,
simpliciter
,
res gestae
,
apologia
,
intendment
,
ambiguousness
,
speciousness
,
deism
,
generis
,
lenity
,
extraterritoriality
,
knavery
,
propounder
,
disinterestedness
,
monism
,
absoluteness
,
scientism
,
dissimulation
,
harlotry
,
roguery
,
sophistries
,
mens rea
,
syllogism
,
abasement
,
conjuration
,
definitiveness
,
explication
,
incommensurability
,
ingratiation
,
arrogation
,
accusative
,
tautologies
,
obiter dictum
,
metaphysic
,
aforethought
,
sophism
,
blamelessness
,
scrupulousness
,
avowal
,
misconstruction
,
ratiocination
,
scruple
,
ipso facto
,
impermissibility
,
triune
,
malignity
,
legalism
,
surplusage
,
wishfulness
,
circumlocution
,
personalism
,
irrevocability
,
indefiniteness
,
tendentiousness
,
untimeliness
,
ukase
,
allocution
,
positivist
,
res ipsa loquitur
,
categorical imperative
,
charlatanry
,
ineffectuality
,
blatancy
,
turpitude
,
presentism
,
journalese
,
dogmatist
,
imputation
,
suspiciousness
,
promisor
,
obiter dicta
,
hermeneutic
,
gnosticism
,
ex post facto
,
gnostics
,
protestation
,
pedantry
,
buncombe
,
abstract noun
,
delict
,
nefariousness
,
guiltiness
,
exculpation
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