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   Ex·cul·pate

   /ˈekskəlˌpāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing: formal "the article exculpated the mayor"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin exculpat- ‘freed from blame’, from the verb exculpare, from ex- ‘out, from’ + Latin culpa ‘blame’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exculpation noun
   • 2. exculpatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

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