exculpate [verb]
Definition of exculpate:
- To show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing
- To absolve or exonerate
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Sentence/Example of exculpate:
The new evidence served to exculpate the defendant from the charges.
She was exculpated after the investigation revealed the real culprit.
His alibi was strong enough to exculpate him from suspicion.
The lawyer worked tirelessly to exculpate her client.
They hoped the witness's testimony would exculpate their friend.
The forensic report helped exculpate him from any involvement in the crime.
She was exculpated when the true details of the event were uncovered.
The judge's ruling exculpated the wrongly accused man.
Her prompt action in providing evidence helped to exculpate the accused.
The committee’s findings exculpated the organization of any wrongdoing.