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exculpatory — ex·cul·pa·to·ry /ek skəl pə ˌtōr ē/ adj: tending or serving to exculpate an exculpatory clause in a contract compare inculpatory Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Excuse (legal) — Excuse redirects here. For making excuses , see Rationalization (making excuses). Criminal defenses … Wikipedia
exculpatory statement or evidence — A statement or other evidence which tends to justify, excuse or clear the defendant from alleged fault or guilt. State v. Cobb, 2 Ariz.App. 71, 406 P.2d 421, 423. Declarations against declarant s interest which indicate that defendant is not… … Black's law dictionary
exculpatory statement or evidence — A statement or other evidence which tends to justify, excuse or clear the defendant from alleged fault or guilt. State v. Cobb, 2 Ariz.App. 71, 406 P.2d 421, 423. Declarations against declarant s interest which indicate that defendant is not… … Black's law dictionary
alibi — al·i·bi n [Latin, elsewhere, from alius other]: a defense of having been somewhere other than at the scene of a crime at the time the crime was committed; also: the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time a crime was committed ◇… … Law dictionary
exculpate — ex·cul·pate / ek skəl ˌpāt, ek skəl / vt pat·ed, pat·ing [Medieval Latin exculpare, from Latin ex out of + culpa blame]: to clear from alleged fault or guilt a statement...offered to exculpate the accused is not admissible unless corroborating… … Law dictionary
Vindication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vindication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vindication vindication justification warrant Sgm: N 1 exoneration exoneration exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal &c. 970 Sgm: N 1 whitewashing whitewashing … English dictionary for students
LaRouche criminal trials — The LaRouche criminal trials in the mid 1980s stemmed from federal and state investigations into the activities of American political activist Lyndon LaRouche and members of his movement. They were charged with conspiring to commit fraud and… … Wikipedia
vindication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Clearing from an accusation Nouns 1. vindication, justification, warrant; exoneration, exculpation; acquittal; whitewashing; extenuation; palliation, softening, mitigation. See justice. 2. reply, defense … English dictionary for students
List of law topics (A-E) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
