exculpatory

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Recent Examples of exculpatory The difference is that Perry Mason himself really did use his knowledge of the legal fineries to get his exculpatory evidence introduced, while Ben Matlock mostly just monologued for the jury, blowing past every objection. Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 Aziz and Islam's estate have also separately sued in federal court, accusing the FBI of hiding exculpatory evidence. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 The information is not necessarily exculpatory for Kohberger, Hippler countered. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025 Prosecutors were also accused of hiding evidence of the use of informants during trial, keeping the practice secret, and keeping exculpatory information from reaching defense attorneys. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exculpatory
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Adjective
  • And for the New York Yankees, who have developed one of the largest analytic departments in Major League Baseball, the role of current manager Aaron Boone is different from those who came before him.
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Known for his cutting-edge, analytic approach at the college level, Golden briefly turned art critic as Bates revealed his latest effort for a capacity crowd of 120 people during a fundraising event staged by Florida Victorious, the Gators’ NIL collective.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • McPherson’s discursive humanism exactly suits both O’Reilly’s light directorial touch and the confident realism of his company of (largely) Irish actors.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • Set entirely in Linda’s Manhattan apartment, the film recreates that afternoon and the discursive exchange between the two.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 July 2025

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“Exculpatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpatory. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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