exculpatory

exculpatory
mitigating mitigating adj. serving to reduce blame; -- of situations; as, mitigating factors; mitigating circumstances. Opposite of {aggravating}. [Narrower terms: {exculpatory}]

Syn: extenuating. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


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  • exculpatory — ex·cul·pa·to·ry /ek skəl pə ˌtōr ē/ adj: tending or serving to exculpate an exculpatory clause in a contract compare inculpatory Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Exculpatory — Ex*cul pa*to*ry Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. An exculpatory letter. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exculpatory — 1780s, from EXCULPATE (Cf. exculpate) + ORY (Cf. ory) …   Etymology dictionary

  • exculpatory — /ekskalpat(6)riy/ Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. Baird v. State, 246 S.W.2d 192, 195. See exculpatory statement or evidence Compare incriminate …   Black's law dictionary

  • exculpatory — /ekskalpat(6)riy/ Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. Baird v. State, 246 S.W.2d 192, 195. See exculpatory statement or evidence Compare incriminate …   Black's law dictionary

  • exculpatory — exculpate ► VERB formal ▪ show or declare to be not guilty of wrongdoing. DERIVATIVES exculpation noun exculpatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin exculpare free from blame …   English terms dictionary

  • Exculpatory evidence — is the evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial, which clears or tends to clear the defendant of guilt [ [http://legal dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Exculpatory+evidence The Free Dictionary by Farlex Definition of Exculpatory… …   Wikipedia

  • exculpatory evidence — see evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. exculpatory evidence …   Law dictionary

  • exculpatory clause — n. A clause in a legal document that releases a party from liability for wrongdoing. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. exculpatory clause …   Law dictionary

  • exculpatory no doctrine — n: a doctrine in federal criminal law: an individual cannot be charged with making a false statement if the statement is a false denial of guilt made in response to a federal investigator s question ◇ This doctrine is based on the Fifth Amendment …   Law dictionary

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