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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

exculpatoire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛks.kyl.pa.twaʁ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exculpative/ɪkˈskʌl.pə.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45200 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le suspect a fourni des documents exculpatoires."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Tending to clear someone from alleged guilt or blame; exonerating.

    "The defense attorney presented exculpative evidence that proved her client was elsewhere during the crime."
  2. 2

    Serving to excuse or justify an action that was previously criticized or scrutinized.

    "He offered an exculpative explanation for the delayed financial report."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Medieval Latin 'exculpatus', the past participle of 'exculpare' (to clear from blame), combining 'ex-' (out of, away) and 'culpa' (fault, blame). Entering English in the mid-19th century, it expanded from ecclesiastical and legal contexts into broader formal usage denoting anything that tends to free someone from alleged guilt or responsibility.

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