exculpatory
adjective
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Definition of exculpatory
: tending or serving to exculpate
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By law, prosecutors are required to disclose to defendants exculpatory evidence, including information that could diminish the credibility of police officers who worked on a case. — Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times, "California Supreme Court backs greater access to police misconduct cases," 26 Aug. 2019 Senator Biden made those comments in response to Senator Hatch's attempts to frame the FBI's 1991 report on Clarence Thomas as exculpatory. — Brooke Singman, Fox News, "Kavanaugh in fiery exchange with Sen. Durbin over call for FBI probe," 27 Sep. 2018 The policy’s name refers to Brady v. Maryland, a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that requires prosecutors to turn over all potentially exculpatory evidence to defendants in criminal cases. — Tess Sheets, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando police union bristles at state attorney’s plan to make list of unreliable witnesses, including cops," 2 Aug. 2019 Spacey's defense team wants to examine the phone itself, claiming that exculpatory evidence may have been deleted before it was given to police and prosecutors. — Bonney Kapp And Jean Casarez, CNN, "Kevin Spacey sex assault case could be dismissed because the accuser took the Fifth Amendment, judge says," 8 July 2019 Spacey’s attorneys claim the phone contains exculpatory evidence. — Sean Cotter, The Mercury News, "Spacey accusers due to appear in court Monday in battle over cellphone," 7 July 2019 Prosecutors are also required to reveal possibly exculpatory evidence to the defense far earlier in the discovery process. — New York Times, "12 Ways the Progressive Takeover Is Transforming New York," 21 June 2019 But those who witnessed the shooting and concocted false, exculpatory narratives in the aftermath did so coldly and deliberately. — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, "Laquan McDonald documentary glosses over the lingering outrage of the notorious case," 13 June 2019 Haines said that attorney Mellin, who worked on the Ham case in Houston from 2013 to 2014, had missed deadlines and failed to review documents or identify exculpatory Brady material boxes of evidence in the Indiana case. — Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle, "Houston judge questions capability of federal prosecutor in San Jacinto County death penalty case," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exculpatory.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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exculpatory
adjective
ex·cul·pa·to·ry
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Legal Definition of exculpatory
: tending or serving to exculpate
an exculpatory clause in a contract
— compare inculpatory