Found 2 items, similar to Exculpation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: exculpation
exculpation
n 1: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep
a promise etc.;
“he kept finding excuses to stay”;
“every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job”;
“his transparent self-justification was unacceptable”
[syn:
excuse,
alibi,
self-justification]
2: the act of freeing from guilt or blame
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Exculpation
Exculpation
\Ex`cul*pa"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exculpatio.]
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that
which exculpates; excuse.
[1913 Webster]
These robbers, however, were men who might have made
out a strong case in exculpation of themselves.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster]