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exculpatory

[ ik-skuhl-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.


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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDze·ܱp·ٴr adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exculpatory1

First recorded in 1770–80; exculpate + -ory 1
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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.

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Mayes also requested exculpatory evidence, as requested by defendant and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

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It further alleges that county employees botched the investigation and subsequent trial by coaching witnesses, hiding exculpatory evidence from the jury, fabricating evidence and giving false testimony.

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Colombo asserts that exculpatory material in the government’s possession pertaining to a cooperating witness was not shared with the defendants during trial.

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According to the passages that were unsealed, Menendez plans to testify about what he believes were exculpatory communications with his wife, Nadine, if he decides to take the witness stand in his defense.

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