exculpation

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noun

The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.

Similar
disculpationexonerationquittanceabsolutionacquittanceacquitmentacquittalassoilment
OriginMedieval Latin exculpātiō →
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Meanings

nounexculpation (countable and uncountable, plural exculpations)

plural exculpations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.

    Synonyms: disculpation, exoneration, quittance, absolution, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment

  2. countableuncountableThat which exculpates; an excuse.

    Synonyms: alibi, essoin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.

Similar
disculpationexonerationquittanceabsolutionacquittanceacquitmentacquittalassoilmentcompurgationdisculpationexonerationnot guiltyquittancevindication

nounThat which exculpates; an excuse.

Similar
alibiessoin

More synonyms by meaning

nouna defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

Similar
excusealibiself-justification
Broader
defensedefencevindication
Also see
absolutionacquittalacquittancealibiassoilmentcompurgationdisculpationexcuseexonerationnot guiltyquittanceself-justificationvindication

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinexculpātiō
  2. Medieval Latinexculpātiō
  3. Englishexculpation

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exculpātiō. By surface analysis, exculpate + -ion.

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Translations

Catalan exculpació
  • exculpacióthe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
Finnish ekskulpaatio
  • ekskulpaatiothe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
French disculpation
  • disculpationthe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
Hindi दोषमुक्ति, निर्दोषीकरण
  • दोषमुक्ति (doṣmukti)the act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
  • निर्दोषीकरण (nirdoṣīkraṇ)the act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
Polish uniewinnienie, usprawiedliwienie
  • uniewinnieniethe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
  • usprawiedliwieniethe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
  • oczyszczeniethe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
Portuguese exculpação
  • exculpaçãothe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime
Spanish exculpación
  • exculpaciónthe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with exculpation

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APA

exculpation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exculpation

MLA

“exculpation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exculpation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exculpation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exculpation.

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