as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
evidence that might bring about the exculpation of the defendant
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpation
Noun
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Those included promising not to seek a pardon for Edward Snowden, regularly updating the Senate Intel committee on her foreign travel and working with the panel to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025 -
If anything, Trump’s pardon created a rare and temporary sense of unity among Illinois Democrats and Republicans who decried the president’s move.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Forty years of sacrifice, 40 years of forgiveness, of talking about faith, spirituality, love, real love, unwavering love in spite of myself.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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Churchill sought to maintain social stability by negotiating for near-total debt forgiveness, whereas Mellon favored full repayment to fund U.S. tax reductions.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Superior Court of California, Placer County A few yards away, in a clearing among the trees, her grave lay hidden under an old mattress.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hamas said its delegation held talks in Cairo with Egyptian officials and was in contact with Qatar’s prime minister about bringing into Gaza more shelters, medical supplies, fuel and heavy equipment for clearing rubble — its key demand in recent days.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Politics Trump signs orders to crack down on immigration, send troops to the border Jan. 20, 2025 The last time the act was invoked was in 1992 during rioting in Los Angeles in protest of the acquittal of four police officers charged with beating Rodney King.—
Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Or the way Black Twitter compared the acquittal of Casey Anthony with the conviction of Shanesha Taylor, a young mother put in jail for leaving her kids in the car during a job interview.—
J Wortham,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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For many of them, this year’s CPAC represented a moment of vindication.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Trump has a pretty good track record of judicial vindication after engaging in conduct alleged to be unlawful.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Exculpation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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