exculpation
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美
n. 免罪,赦罪;辩解;雪冤;开脱,申明无罪
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英英释义
noun
- the act of freeing from guilt or blame
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable