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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Recent Examples of exculpated Sources said the boxes contained all of the evidence collected from the Interior Department that exculpated Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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acquitted
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  • Jurors found Colbert’s co-defendant, Rickey White, 35, who prosecutors said was Colbert’s pimp, guilty of a racketeering charge and acquitted him on a manslaughter charge.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The House approved articles of impeachment against him in 2019 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress before the Senate acquitted him in February 2020.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Exculpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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