exculpation
使無罪,分辯,辯解
Ex·cul·pa·tion n. The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
These robbers, however, were men who might have made out a strong case in exculpation of themselves. --Southey.
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exculpation
n 1: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep
a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay";
"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job";
"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
[syn: excuse, alibi, self-justification]
2: the act of freeing from guilt or blame