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exculpatory

DEFINITIONS OF: exculpatory

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adj clearing of guilt or blame

Synonyms
absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving
providing absolution
extenuating
partially excusing or justifying
justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
providing justification
clean-handed, guiltless, innocent
free from evil or guilt
Antonyms:
inculpative, inculpatory
causing blame to be imputed to
accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive
containing or expressing accusation
comminatory, denunciative, denunciatory
containing warning of punishment
condemnatory, condemning
containing or imposing condemnation or censure
criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory
charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
damnatory, damning
threatening with damnation
recriminative, recriminatory
countering one charge with another
guilty
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
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