Disculpation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    exculpation

    "This innoxious and ineffectual character, that seems formed upon a plan of apology and disculpation, falls miserably short of the mark of public duty."

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absolutionclearanceclearingdischargedismissalexculpation

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"This innoxious and ineffectual character, that seems formed upon a plan of apology and disculpation, falls miserably short of the mark of public duty."

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Compare French disculpation.

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