exculpatory

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exculpatory

/ɪksˈkʌl.pə.tɹi/ UK
/ɪksˈkʌl.pə.tə.ɹi/ UK
/ɛksˈkʌl.pəˌtɔ.ɹi/ US
/ɪks-/ US

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From exculpate + -ory (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to, serving for’). Exculpate is derived from Medieval Latin exculpātus, perfect passive participle of exculpō (“to free from blame, exculpate”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + culpa (“defect, fault; crime”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-). Cognate with Spanish exculpatorio.

adjective more exculpatory · most exculpatory

Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing. [I]t remains only to examine the Relevancy of the two general exculpatory Defences pled for the Pannells.
Similar: disculpatory, exonerative, vindicatory, absolving, absolutionary, absolutory, exculpatory · Opposite: criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory, inculpatory, nonexculpatory, damning

Opposite: criminative, criminatory, damning, incriminating, incriminatory, inculpatory, nonexculpatory

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adjective

Opposite: criminative, criminatory, damning, incriminating, incriminatory, inculpatory, nonexculpatory

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adj tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing

Español	autoexculpatorio, exculpatorio
中文	證明無罪的 /证明无罪的 zhèngmíng wúzuì de
Português	exculpante, exculpatório
Français	à décharge
Deutsch	entlastend
Italiano	giustificativo, giustificatorio
Русский	оправда́тельный opravdátelʹnyj

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@misc{exculpatory_2026,
  title = {exculpatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exculpatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}