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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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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The judge deferred ruling on Rashbaum’s constitutional challenge until after trial, and the issue became moot when the jury acquitted Renaud on all counts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Images of an angry and sobbing Brown became the media’s hallmark of grief during the criminal trial, particularly when Simpson was acquitted in 1995.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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