as in acquitted
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
I will present evidence that will exculpate my client
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Jurors acquitted him of charges involving two other patients.—
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He was acquitted of seven charges, 21 counts, and Judge Michael Carter, who presided over the case, declared a mistrial on the final nine counts on which jurors were deadlocked.—
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“Exculpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpated. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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