exculpatory
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- adjective
- /ˌɛkskʌlˈpeɪtəri/
- Formal
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exculpatorio
- As a result, he allowed a critical piece of exculpatory evidence to become the most damning evidence at trial.
- exculpatory evidence
So that's where the absence of video surveillance of the car in traffic might be exculpatory in this case.
- So that's where the absence of video surveillance of the car in traffic might be exculpatory in this case.
- And and I did, I did heavy looks into his footnotes and he cuts out a lot of exculpatory information.
- Even when I argue with Biden people over this, they say, well, he has to say that, but saying that is what's called a false exculpatory statement.
Examples
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And there were some other exculpatory statements made by another person that were never given to you for your trial.
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Which brings me to the final piece of exculpatory evidence.
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This is what they call exculpatory evidence.
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Yet despite knowing this exculpatory information, you refused to allow it into evidence?
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Then we stress the exculpatory reasons that drove her to lie.
Fiction book (1995) -
So that's where the absence of video surveillance of the car in traffic might be exculpatory in this case.
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Crystal Mangum has been denied the opportunity to see these vital pieces of documents that represent exculpatory evidence.
Blog text (10) -
The case was dropped in April when it was discovered that Nifong had ordered exculpatory DNA evidence to be withheld from the defense.
Academic text (2008) -
Nifong knew that there was clear definitive exculpatory evidence (the lab test results) before he went after Evans.
Blog text (22) -
The lawyer presented strong exculpatory evidence that proved his client was innocent.
Synonyms
To show that someone is not to blame
Showing that a person is not guilty of a wrong
Antonyms
How Exculpatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word exculpatory comes from Latin parts ex- 'out of' and culpa 'blame', and is related to the English word culprit. So exculpatory evidence is evidence that 'takes the blame out' of someone and helps show they are not guilty.