exculpatory

adjective

Definition of exculpatorynext
as in analytic

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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
  • The momentum in many criminal legal enterprises began hurtling toward digitally automating this analytic regime of knowledge.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Just as people lost navigation and memorization skills with modern inventions, bankers risk losing analytical abilities if algorithms handle all the heavy lifting, Churchman said.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • And yet this metafictional doubling—in which people appear simultaneously as themselves and with a set of fictional flourishes—has the side effect of undermining the discursive conceit of the text.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of discursive
Adjective
  • And now, in perhaps the most ridiculous and explanatory example of the league's fandom, has seen her name banned from the WNBA subreddit.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The mods think Reddit might have designated the website—and thus any post using its content for explanatory illustrations—as spam.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of explanatory
Adjective
  • Cadet will work with architect Rodney Leon, who is also of Haitian descent, and who will advise on the interpretive writing and symbolic elements of the statue and its lighting and siting.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • One-on-one, face-to-face discussions trigger key interpretive understandings that are authentic to each stakeholder.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpretive

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