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Meanings of
exculpation
in English
Portuguese
álibi
Catalan
excusa
Spanish
excusa
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A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
excuse
alibi
self-justification
Portuguese
álibi
Synonyms
Examples for "
excuse
"
excuse
alibi
self-justification
Examples for "
excuse
"
1
Weather was the first
excuse
given, although the sky was perfectly clear.
2
Of course, this recognition is not to
excuse
terrorism in any way.
3
The Taoiseach said yesterday that there was no
excuse
for the violence.
4
Chang was right, and the
excuse
of immediate danger no longer applied.
5
Waits said he should not need to
excuse
himself from the case.
1
I do hope to make the
alibi
a fact in truth, however.
2
But of course the journey's true purpose was to arrange an
alibi
.
3
But by January 1987 he was forced to seek a new
alibi
.
4
Of course, in turn she provided an
alibi
for Fu, as well.
5
And I don't really know why he'd need an
alibi
for Emerald.
1
And the speech was long on
self
-
justification
on phone tapping and Iraq.
2
He might have answered her in kind, but
self
-
justification
passed his power.
3
The second faction against our Mother Tongue springs from a malicious
self
-
justification
.
4
THAT was what came of my intended
self
-
justification
and plea for mercy!
5
Why, I shall be forced, in
self
-
justification
,
to carry through the farce!'
Usage of
exculpation
in English
1
The following morning they discovered the final
self
-
exculpation
next to his body.
2
They made habit and bad example almost a sufficient
exculpation
from crime.
3
Nothing like the need for
self
-
exculpation
to get your blood pressure up.
4
It cannot affect him; but these two shall hear your
exculpation
of him.
5
She fought on the consuming fire to have her
exculpation
heard.
6
They found Ankastroem at his house, neither thinking of
exculpation
nor of flight.
7
Besides, his hankering after this man had already suggested an
exculpation
for him.
8
Thyrza's
exculpation
of Egremont would then have been strong upon the latter's side.
9
Whether Pizarro gave any credit to the cacique's
exculpation
of himself may be doubted.
10
For what happened next I can only cite my callow youth & inexperience in
exculpation
.
11
Her presence there, beyond a doubt, was her
exculpation
.
12
You will remember that your
exculpation
(such as it is) was volunteered by yourself.
13
He need not have said one word in
exculpation
of himself, and that indeed he knew.
14
After she had gone the marquis fell into a torrent of
self
-
exculpation
and cried for mercy.
15
I wholeheartedly refuse to provide
exculpation
without recompense.
16
He had actually prepared one, but his brutal judges would not listen to the patriot's
exculpation
.
Other examples for "exculpation"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
exculpation
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
entire exculpation
chivalrous exculpation
hasty exculpation
open exculpation
ostensible exculpation
More collocations
Translations for
exculpation
Portuguese
álibi
escusa
desculpa
Catalan
excusa
autojustificació
coartada
Spanish
excusa
Exculpation
through the time