exculpate
exculpate (ek-sk[schwa]l-payt or ek-sk[schwa]l-payt), vb. To free from blame or accusation. Cf. EXONERATE(1). — exculpation (ek-sk[schwa]l-pay-sh[schwa]n), n. — exculpatory (ek-sk[schwa]l-p[schwa]-tor-ee), adj.
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exonerate
exonerate (eg-zon-[schwa]-rayt), vb. 1. To free from responsibility ( exonerate from the payment of the debt). Cf. EXCULPATE. 2. To free from encumbrances (exonerate the property from the mortgage lien). — exonerative (eg-zon-[schwa]r-ay-tiv or -[schwa]-tiv), adj.
lesser evils defense
The defense that, while the defendant may have caused the harm or evil that would ordinarily constitute a criminal offense, in the present case the defendant has not caused a net harm or evil because of justifying circumstances and therefore should be exculpated. — Also termed choice-of-evils defense; necessity; general-justification defense.
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