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]