exculpatory

adjective

Definition of exculpatorynext
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Recent Examples of exculpatory And his exculpatory claim that parking fee revenues benefit the park raises doubts. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 In a separate court filing submitted Monday, Cole’s attorneys also demanded broad discovery, including all statements attributed to him, investigative notes, information about the FBI’s use of informants to identify Cole as a suspect, and any exculpatory material. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025 The petition further accuses prosecutors of withholding exculpatory material, including internal FBI notes, grand jury records and information about Epstein’s properties and financial transactions. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 During the trials, according to a Board of Bar Overseers report, the prosecutors were engaging in misconduct that included withholding exculpatory evidence and demonstrating racial bias against the defendant in emails. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exculpatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpatory
  1. analytic
  2. discursive
  3. explanatory
  4. interpretive
Adjective
  • Agents ask unanticipated questions across operational and analytical systems, often in real time.
    — Felix Liao, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That, to me, raises the question of how universities should build the human competencies such as deep thinking, analytical reasoning, judgment, and taste.
    — Matt vandenBerg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • Stephenson’s storytelling finesse – clever reveals, discursive side quests, stealthy plot twists – shines in this robust tale of British journalist Owen and his globe-spanning search for a missing English earl in 1934.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The prolific, award-winning British author’s novels are often plotless, discursive and frustratingly obtuse.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of discursive
Adjective
  • As the series continues, however, Kazan plays up the explanatory power of an incident from Cathy’s childhood.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For a writer so given to cultural reference, intellectual genealogy, and various explanatory apparatuses, this failure of language is unexpectedly liberating to read.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of explanatory
Adjective
  • For something quieter, there’s a riverside interpretive trail along the Nenana.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the soft light of dawn, an Ohio tourist studied the interpretive sign at the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, reading about how magma formed the ground under her feet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of interpretive

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