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blameless, inculpable, not guilty, palliative (excusing)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
exculpable
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Exculpable — Ex*cul pa*ble Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation. Sir G. Buck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exculpable — See exculpate. * * * … Universalium
exculpable — exculˈpable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑exculpate … Useful english dictionary
exculpate — exculpable /ik skul peuh beuhl/, adj. exculpation, n. /ek skul payt , ik skul payt/, v.t., exculpated, exculpating. to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate. [1650 60; < L exculpatus freed from blame, equiv. to ex EX 1 … Universalium
Justifiable — Jus ti*fi a*ble, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See {Justify}.] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. [1913 Webster] Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men. Milton. Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable; exculpable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Justifiableness — Justifiable Jus ti*fi a*ble, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See {Justify}.] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. [1913 Webster] Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men. Milton. Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Justifiably — Justifiable Jus ti*fi a*ble, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See {Justify}.] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. [1913 Webster] Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men. Milton. Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exculpation — See exculpable. * * * … Universalium
not guilty — n 1: a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to contest the charges compare guilty, nolo contendere ◇ Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, if a defendant refuses to plead or if the defendant is a corporation that fails to appear the… … Law dictionary
above suspicion — I adjective above reproach, absolved, blameless, clean, clear, exculpable, faultless, free from guilt, free from wrong, guilt free, guiltless, impeccable, incorrupt, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, moral, sinless, taintless, unblamable,… … Law dictionary
