exculpation means the act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Why this word is great
EXCULPATION — [Noun] The act of clearing someone from a charge of guilt or fault; vindication. From Medieval Latin exculpātiō, from ex- ("out of") and culpa ("blame, fault"), with the suffix -ion indicating an action or process. Unlike "acquittal"—a formal judicial decree—or "excuse"—a plea to mitigate acknowledged fault—exculpation is the definitive severance of the tether linking a person to an alleged misdeed. It is the exhalation after a held breath when the alibi is verified, the rustle of exonerating evidence found in a forgotten archive, and the quiet understanding that passes when an old suspicion is finally laid to rest—the profound, almost physical relief of a weight being lifted, only to reveal the permanent indentation it has left behind.
noun
- The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
- That which exculpates; an excuse.