EXCULPATIONS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

exculpations

noun

plural of exculpation

as in clearings

a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing evidence that might bring about the exculpation of the defendant

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Noun

Mass clearings claim the most trees Like past assessments, the survey found the overwhelming majority of Atlanta’s intact canopy — 72% — is on land zoned for single-family residential homes.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026

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The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
And under the state constitution, only the governor has the power to issue pardons.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of pardons

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The mounting number of death row exonerations — more than 200 since the early 1970s — has made the risk of executing an innocent person impossible to ignore.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
The law isn’t perfect, raising several barriers to testing, but still, DNA evidence has featured in 17 of Florida’s 30 death row exonerations.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026

Definition of exonerations

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According to Ghaemi, the IRGC’s intelligence agency has consolidated control over interrogations, detention centers, judges, and prosecutors, and the proof is in the lack of acquittals.

— Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
However, many cases where charges were brought against activists have been dismissed or resulted in acquittals.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 June 2026

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