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Definition of exculpate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

exculpate

verb

NAmE//ˈɛkskʌlˌpeɪt//

exculpate somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they exculpate

he / she / it exculpates

past simple exculpated

-ing form exculpating

to prove or state officially that someone is not guilty of something The defendant was able to exculpate himself from liability.

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exculpation

NAmE//ˌɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See exculpate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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