exculpated

verb

past tense of exculpate
as in acquitted
to free from a charge of wrongdoing I will present evidence that will exculpate my client

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  • In a dissenting opinion, a member of the panel, Andi Saputra, argued that there was not enough evidence and Marakim should be acquitted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
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