Milman.
Syn. -- To exonerate; absolve; clear; acquit; excuse; vindicate; justify.
Ex`cul*pa"tion (?), n. [Cf. LL. exculpatio.] The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
These robbers, however, were men who might have made out a strong case in exculpation of themselves.
Southey.
Ex*cul"pa*to*ry (?). Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. "An exculpatory letter." Johnson.
Ex*cur" (?) v. i. [L. excurrere. See Excurrent.] To run out or forth; to extend. [Obs.] Harvey.
Ex*cur"rent (?), a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere, excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See Current.] 1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top.
2. (Zoöl) Characterized by a current which flows outward; as, an excurrent orifice or tube.