disculpation

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noun

exculpation

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absolutionexonerationnot guiltyacquittanceacquitmentacquittalassoilmentcompurgation
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Meanings

noundisculpation (plural disculpations)

plural disculpations

  1. exculpation

    This innoxious and ineffectual character, that seems formed upon a plan of apology and disculpation, falls miserably short of the mark of public duty.

    1770, Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents

    Synonyms: absolution, exoneration, not guilty, absolution, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexculpation

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absolutionexonerationnot guiltyabsolutionacquittanceacquitmentacquittalassoilmentcompurgationexculpationexonerationnot guiltyquittancevindication
Also see
absolutionacquittalacquittanceassoilmentcompurgationexculpationexonerationnot guiltyquittancevindication

Origin

Compare French disculpation.

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APA

disculpation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disculpation

MLA

“disculpation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disculpation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disculpation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disculpation.

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