Exculpate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkskəlpˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkskəlpˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkskəlpˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkskəlpˌeɪt/.

Examples

The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discharge clear assoil exonerate acquit

Antonyms

convict

Parts of Speech

verb	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges “The suspect was cleared of the murder charges”

Word Forms

acquittal	noun	a judgment of not guilty
clear	noun	the state of being free of suspicion
clearing	noun	the act of freeing from suspicion
exonerative	adjective	providing absolution
exoneration	noun	the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
exculpatory	adjective	clearing of guilt or blame
exculpation	noun	the act of freeing from guilt or blame

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entschuldigen

wegen strafrechtlicher Anklage für nicht schuldig erklären

🇫🇷French

innocenter

se déclarer non coupable des accusations criminelles

🇪🇸Spanish

exculpar

declararse inocente de cargos criminales

🇮🇹Italian

discolpare

dichiararsi non colpevole delle accuse penali

🇳🇱Dutch

excuseren

niet schuldig verklaren aan strafrechtelijke vervolging

🇵🇹Portuguese

desculpar

declarar inocente de acusações criminais

🇷🇺Russian

оправдывать

объявить невиновным по уголовным обвинениям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफ़ाई देना

आपराधिक आरोपों का दोषी न ठहराएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

দোষী সাব্যস্ত করা

ফৌজদারি অভিযোগে দোষী নন বলে ঘোষণা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்னிக்கவும்

கிரிமினல் குற்றச்சாட்டுகளில் குற்றவாளி இல்லை என்று அறிவிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మన్నించు

నేరారోపణలకు నిర్దోషి అని ప్రకటించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष काढणे

गुन्हेगारी आरोपांसाठी दोषी नसल्याचे घोषित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોષારોપણ

ફોજદારી આરોપો માટે દોષિત નથી જાહેર

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರು

ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಲ್ ಆರೋಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

ക്രിമിനൽ കുറ്റങ്ങളിൽ കുറ്റക്കാരനല്ലെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਉਣਾ

ਅਪਰਾਧਿਕ ਦੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاف کرنا

مجرمانہ الزامات میں قصوروار نہ ہونے کا اعلان کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开脱

宣告刑事指控无罪

🇯🇵Japanese

無罪にする

刑事告訴について無罪を宣告する

🇰🇷Korean

변명하다

형사 혐의에 대해 무죄를 선고하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tha

tuyên bố không phạm tội hình sự

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เสียใจ

ระบุว่าไม่มีความผิดในข้อหาอาญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

membebaskan

menyatakan tidak bersalah atas tuntutan pidana

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبرئة

أعلن أنه غير مذنب في التهم الجنائية

🇮🇷Persian

تبرئه کردن

اتهامات جنایی را بی گناه اعلام کند

🇹🇷Turkish

aklamak

cezai suçlamalardan suçlu olmadığını beyan etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפטור

להכריז על אי אשמה בפלילים

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The primary meaning of 'exculpate' is 'pronounce not guilty of criminal charges'.

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