exculpation, n.
(exculpations)
(exculpations)
the act of freeing from guilt or blame
<noun.act>
exculpation
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
alibi exculpation excuse self-justification
sample sentences
"he kept finding excuses to stay""every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form