exculpation

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˌɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the act of clearing someone from blame or guilt

New evidence led to the prisoner's full exculpation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of clearing someone... exoneration acquittal vindication absolution clearing justification

Opposites

incriminationinculpationaccusation blame

Word family

Related forms exculpate culpable culprit

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exculpatio, from exculpare ('to free from blame'), from ex- ('out of') + culpa ('fault, blame').

exculpare Latin culpa Latin

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Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

# exculpation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the act of clearing someone from blame or guilt

## Examples
- New evidence led to the prisoner's full exculpation.

## Synonyms
- exoneration
- acquittal
- vindication
- absolution
- clearing
- justification

## Antonyms
- incrimination
- inculpation
- accusation
- blame

## Related Forms
- exculpate
- culpable
- culprit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exculpare
- Root: culpa

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin exculpatio, from exculpare ('to free from blame'), from ex- ('out of') + culpa ('fault, blame').

## AI Etymology
Exculpation comes from Medieval Latin exculpatio, from exculpare ('to free from blame'), from ex- ('out of') + culpa ('fault, blame'). The etymological trail includes Latin exculpare and Latin culpa. As a noun, exculpation names the act of clearing someone from blame or guilt. The same family is visible in related forms such as exculpate, culpable, and culprit. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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