exculpate
-pat·ed -pat·ing [Medieval Latin
exculpare, from Latin
ex- out of +
culpa blame]
: to clear from alleged fault or guilt [a statement…offered to the accused is not admissible unless corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of the statement "
Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 804(b)(3)"] compare
acquit,
exonerate ex·cul·pa·tion [ek-skəl-pā-shən]
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