/ ˈekskʌlpeɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to prove or state officially that sb is not guilty of sth
► ex·cul·pa·tion noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin exculpat- freed from blame, from the verb exculpare , from ex- out, from + Latin culpa blame.