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exculpate (verb):

: to clear from alleged fault or guilt

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Exculpate is the joining of the prefix ex-, meaning “not,” and the Latin noun culpa, meaning “blame.” Readers may be familiar with the Latin phrase mea culpa, which translates directly as “through my fault” and is used in English to mean “a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error.”

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