The witness's testimony helped exculpate the driver after the accident.
Source: tatoeba (13606000)
Exculpate
//ˈɛkskəlpeɪt//
Synonyms for "exculpate" (58 found)
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18 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- оправдавам verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Hindi
1 entries- दोषमुक्त करना verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Hungarian
3 entries- felment verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- kiment verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- tisztáz verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Polish
4 entries- oczyszczać verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- oczyścić verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- uniewinniać verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- uniewinnić verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Portuguese
1 entries- exculpar verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Russian
2 entries- опра́вдывать verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- оправда́ть verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Spanish
1 entries- exculpar verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Swedish
3 entries- frikänna verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- rentvå verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
- rättfärdiga verb (to clear of or free from guilt; exonerate)
Sample sentences
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They hoped the security footage would exculpate the store manager.
Source: tatoeba (13606002)
Only a trial by fire could exculpate the accused sorceress.
Source: tatoeba (13606005)
1896, Edward Manson, J. S. Henderson (editors), Reports of Cases in Bankruptcy and Companies' Winding-Up, Volume 3, Sweet & Maxwell, page 72, When one comes to look at subsection 7, it is quite clear that the Court can only allow expenses to a person ordered to attend for examination if in the opinion of the Court he is exculpated from any of the charges made or suggested against him.
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