EXCULPATED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

exculpated

verb

past tense of exculpate

as in acquitted

to free from a charge of wrongdoing I will present evidence that will exculpate my client

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The move was reminiscent of another high-profile Massachusetts murder trial that recently captured headlines, when Karen Read was acquitted of the top charge during her 2025 retrial.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder, court records show.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

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