Exculpatory — Ex*cul pa*to*ry Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. An exculpatory letter. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exculpatory — 1780s, from EXCULPATE (Cf. exculpate) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
exculpatory — mitigating mitigating adj. serving to reduce blame; of situations; as, mitigating factors; mitigating circumstances. Opposite of {aggravating}. [Narrower terms: {exculpatory}] Syn: extenuating. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exculpatory — /ekskalpat(6)riy/ Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. Baird v. State, 246 S.W.2d 192, 195. See exculpatory statement or evidence Compare incriminate … Black's law dictionary
exculpatory — /ekskalpat(6)riy/ Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. Baird v. State, 246 S.W.2d 192, 195. See exculpatory statement or evidence Compare incriminate … Black's law dictionary
exculpatory — exculpate ► VERB formal ▪ show or declare to be not guilty of wrongdoing. DERIVATIVES exculpation noun exculpatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin exculpare free from blame … English terms dictionary
Exculpatory evidence — is the evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial, which clears or tends to clear the defendant of guilt [ [http://legal dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Exculpatory+evidence The Free Dictionary by Farlex Definition of Exculpatory… … Wikipedia
exculpatory evidence — see evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. exculpatory evidence … Law dictionary
exculpatory clause — n. A clause in a legal document that releases a party from liability for wrongdoing. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. exculpatory clause … Law dictionary
exculpatory no doctrine — n: a doctrine in federal criminal law: an individual cannot be charged with making a false statement if the statement is a false denial of guilt made in response to a federal investigator s question ◇ This doctrine is based on the Fifth Amendment … Law dictionary
