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Definition of exculpation : The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.

Synonyms:

justification, acknowledgment, excuse, plea, alibi, self-justification, confession, defense, law

acquittal, release, defrayal, forgiveness, discharge, dismissal, vindication, freedom, exoneration, liberation, absolution, amnesty, clearance

mitigation, apology, refutation, pardon

Usage examples:

• During the king's vain inquiries respecting the manner in which Wallace's letter had been conveyed to the apartment, they had ventured to throw hints of Bruce having been the agent, by some secret means, and that however innocent the queen might be, he certainly evinced, by such solicitude for her exculpation, a more than usual interest in her person. - "The Scottish Chiefs", Jane Porter.
• By this infernal ingenuity it was proposed to make the victim an accomplice in the plot, and to place a false exculpation of his assassins in his dying lips. - "The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74", John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: January 25, 2009.
• He attempted a chivalrous exculpation. - "The Bent Twig", Dorothy Canfield.