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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Exculpatory

/ĕkˌ-skŭl'-pət-ôrˌ-ē/ · Ex·cul·pa·to·ry · IPA /ɛksˈkʌl.pəˌtɔ.ɹi/
01 Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing.
  1. 1.
    Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing.