disculpation
disculpation noun: exculpation.
Noun
disculpation (plural disculpations)
- 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.1770, Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents
- Synonyms:
- absolution, exoneration, not guilty, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, exculpation, quittance
Synonyms of disculpation
- absolution
- exoneration
- not guilty
- acquittal
- compurgation
- exculpation
- quittance
- vindication
- acquittance
- acquitment
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Forms of disculpation
| plural | disculpations |
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Origin of disculpation
Compare French disculpation.
Questions about disculpation
- What does disculpation mean?
- Disculpation means exculpation.
- What part of speech is disculpation?
- Disculpation is a noun.
- What is the plural of disculpation?
- The plural of disculpation is disculpations.
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