exculpated
past simple and past participle ofexculpate
exculpate
verb[T]
formaluk/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/us/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/toremoveblamefrom someone:
Thepilotof theaircraftwillsurelybe exculpated when all thefactsareknown.
Synonyms
clear
exonerateformal
Opposite
convict
Compare
acquit
Innocent
- accuse
- acquit
- acquittal
- be above/beyond reproachidiom
- be in the clearidiom
- beat
- beat the rapidiom
- come up/out smelling of rosesidiom
- culpability
- culpably
- exculpate
- exculpatory
- guiltless
- innocence
- innocent
- innocently
- reproach
- responsibility
- smell
- squeaky-clean
Examplesofexculpated
exculpated
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He culpably caused the condition that would negate the prima facie case, but not with purpose, knowledge or recklessness that he would beexculpated.
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From time immemorial, of course, negligence by the injured employee that contributed significantly to causing the accident hadexculpatedthe employer.
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In these cases, and in many others, ballads implicitly or explicitlyexculpatedindividuals of moral responsibility while providing contexts which could indict social structures.
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And when she will have to render the account of her deeds, she cannot attribute her beliefs and deeds to her menfolk in order to get herselfexculpated.
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I am glad that he and his colleagues haveexculpatedme of bowling googlies.
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Neither the armed forces nor the secret services have beenexculpatedas a consequence of the peace treaties.
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According to him, the police could beexculpatedfrom all responsibility for the loss of confidence that has occurred.
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Nobody with any compassion at all can do anything but be glad that the individuals here concerned wereexculpated.
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In other words, he isexculpatedfrom liability completely.
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They wereexculpated, but, of course, the fact that they wereexculpateddoes not mean that there was no case for an inquiry.
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It is fair to say that the evidence on this completelyexculpatedthem from any possibility of ever having used information before.
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They ought to have the opportunity publicly of beingexculpatedaltogether from any possible charge.
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Yesterday, the court in its judgment explicitlyexculpatedthe official from any personal responsibility for the decision.
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Subsequently, he was able to convince the officials that his father was falsely accused, allowing his father to beexculpated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As nothing was found to incriminate him, he was declared completelyexculpated.
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- illusion
- illusionist
- illusion of control
- illusion of depth
- illusion of space
- illusory
- illustrate
- illustrated
- illustrated book
- illustrating
- illustration
- illustrative
- illustrative case
- illustrative list
- illustrator
- illustrious
- illustrious career
- illustrious history
- I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to it
- i-ll-we-ll-cross-that-bridge-when-i-we-come-get-to-it
- ill will
- ill-will
- i-ll-wring-neck
- I'll wring your/his/her neck!
- i-ll-wring-your-his-her-neck