exculpative
exculpative is the alternative form of exculpatory.
Meaning of exculpatory
Adjective
exculpatory (comparative more exculpatory, superlative most exculpatory)
- Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- [I]t remains only to examine the Relevancy of the two general exculpatory Defences pled for the Pannells.1737, “Information for His Majesty’s Advocate, and Mr. Hugh Forbes, Advocate, Procurator Fiscal of the High Court of Admiralty, against Thomas McAdam, and James Long, Pannels”, in Extract of the...
- Synonyms:
- disculpatory, exonerative, vindicatory, absolving, absolutionary, absolutory
- Antonyms:
- criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory, inculpatory, nonexculpatory, damning
Forms of exculpative
| comparative | more exculpative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most exculpative |
Questions about exculpative
- What is exculpative the alternative form of?
- Exculpative is the alternative form of exculpatory.
Words near exculpative in the dictionary
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