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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Meaning of "exculpatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXCULPATORY

exculpatory  [eksˈkʌlpətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCULPATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exculpatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXCULPATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

exculpatory

Exculpatory evidence

Exculpatory evidence is evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial that exonerates or tends to exonerate the defendant of guilt. It is the opposite of inculpatory evidence, which tends to prove guilt. In many countries, including the United States, police and prosecutors are required to disclose to the defendant exculpatory evidence they possess before the defendant enters a plea. Per the Brady v. Maryland decision, prosecutors have a duty to disclose exculpatory evidence even if not requested to do so. While the prosecution is not required to search for exculpatory evidence and must disclose only the evidence in its possession, custody, or control, the prosecution's duty is to disclose all information known to any member of its team, e.g., police, investigators, crime labs, et cetera. In Brady v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court held that such a requirement follows from constitutional due process and is consistent with the prosecutor's duty to seek justice.

Definition of exculpatory in the English dictionary

The definition of exculpatory in the dictionary is serving to free from guilt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCULPATORY


culpatory
ˈkʌlpətərɪ
defamatory
dɪˈfæmətərɪ
dietary
ˈdaɪətərɪ
discriminatory
dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ
emancipatory
ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ
explanatory
ɪkˈsplænətərɪ
exploratory
ɪkˈsplɒrətərɪ
extirpatory
eksˈtɜːpətərɪ
inculpatory
ɪnˈkʌlpətərɪ
inflammatory
ɪnˈflæmətərɪ
laboratory
ləˈbɒrətərɪ
mancipatory
ˈmænsɪpətərɪ
mandatory
ˈmændətərɪ
observatory
əbˈzɜːvətərɪ
palpatory
ˈpælpətərɪ
preparatory
prɪˈpærətərɪ
raspatory
ˈrɑːspətərɪ
repertory
ˈrɛpətərɪ
respiratory
ˈrɛspərətərɪ
usurpatory
juːˈzɜːpətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCULPATORY

excubant
excudit
exculpable
exculpate
exculpation
excurrent
excurse
excursion
excursion train
excursionise
excursionist
excursionize
excursive
excursively
excursiveness
excursus
excusable
excusableness
excusably
excusal

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCULPATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
celebratory
circulatory
compensatory
conservatory
derogatory
directory
lavatory
migratory
modulatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
purgatory
regulatory
research laboratory
self-explanatory
separatory
signatory
vibratory

Synonyms and antonyms of exculpatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «exculpatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCULPATORY

Find out the translation of exculpatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exculpatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exculpatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开脱罪责
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exculpatoria
570 millions of speakers

English

exculpatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिहाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبرئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оправдательные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোষক্ষালক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décharge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengusiran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entlastende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無罪を証明する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exculpatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biện giải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

exculpatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कृष्टरीत्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

exculpatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a discarico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uniewinniającego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправдувальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezincriminatorii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαλλακτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verontskuldigende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

friande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exculpatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exculpatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCULPATORY»

The term «exculpatory» is regularly used and occupies the 61.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCULPATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exculpatory

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QUOTES WITH «EXCULPATORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exculpatory.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCULPATORY»

Discover the use of exculpatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exculpatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality ...
LEGALESE Exculpatory clause or contract: A contract (or a clause in a contract) that releases one of the parties from liability for his or her wrongdoings. Exculpatory Clauses In addition to the essential elements related to providing and ...
Stephen C. Barth, 2006
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Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials
Exculpatory clauses found in rental agreements for commercial property are normally held to be contrary to public policy. Such clauses are almost universally held to be illegal and unenforceable when they are included in residential property ...
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2007
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Institutional Review Board: Management and Function
Exculpatory Language in Informed Consent Documents Michele Russell-Einhorn and Thomas Puglisi INTRODUCTION Investigators are frequently admonished by their institutional review boards (IRBs) to refrain from using exculpatory ...
Elizabeth A. Bankert, 2006
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A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law
An exculpatory clause immunizes a person from the consequences of his/her negligence. . . . Similarly, an indemnity clause holds the indemnitee harmless from liability by requiring the indemnitor to bear the cost of any damages for which the ...
John G. Cameron, 2000
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Legal Environment
Exculpatory Clauses You decide to capitalize on your expert ability as a skier and open a ski school in Colorado, “Pike's Pique.” But you realize that skiing sometimes causes injuries, so you require anyone signing up for lessons to sign this ...
Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, 2012
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Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Business Law
the snowmobile at the bottom of the run, if a court determines that was gross negligence (carelessness far greater than ordinary negligence), then the exculpatory clause will again be ignored. If, however, it was ordinary negligence, then we ...
Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, 2011
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Cengage Advantage Books: Introduction to Business Law
Exculpatory clause A contract provision that attempts to release one party from liability in the event the other party is injured. Exculpatory. Clauses. You decide to capitalize on your expert ability as a skier and open a ski school in Colorado ...
Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, 2012
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Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of Business Law: ...
In that situation, a court would usually hold the exculpatory clause to be contrary to public policy. Exculpatory clauses found in rental agreements for commercial property are frequently held to be contrary to public policy, and such clauses are  ...
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2009
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Construction Litigation
9.14. Exculpatory. Terms. of. the. Contract. Even if you find by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant breached the contract with the plaintiff, you must also examine the terms of the contract to determine if any such terms prevent or ...
‎2001
10
Grand Jury Practice
majority was concerned that a rule requiring a prosecutor to present substantially exculpatory evidence "would allow a defendant to circumnavigate the system; the defendant could effectively tender a full California: Cal. Penal Code § 939.7.
Howard W. Goldstein, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCULPATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exculpatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Army dismisses charges against colonel in HIV case
Matthew Reid, Pounding's defense attorney, in a statement. "The defense also provided a significant amount of exculpatory evidence which ... «ArmyTimes.com, Jul 15»
2
Attorney Says Glock Wrongly Had Him Jailed
These defendants tampered with witnesses and evidence, withheld exculpatory evidence, and advocated positions that were clearly and ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
3
Judge upholds Cooke conviction in 2006 Groton double-murder
The judge wrote that Cooke's claims concerning Walkley's failure to bring forth exculpatory forensic evidence were speculative at best and not ... «theday.com, Jul 15»
4
Obeids come out swinging
The civil suit accuses ICAC of suppressing exculpatory evidence, refusing to investigate who had been leaking information about the Obeids to ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Del. Chancery Court Hints that Persons Other than “Managers” May …
For example, to make sure its reach is broad enough, an exculpatory provision may (to paraphrase Vice Chancellor Parsons) have to cover all ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
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Members of "Cleveland 8" explain video, prosecutor responds
... problematic in two ways: (1) It gives police officers the opportunity to provide exculpatory (exonerating) testimony without cross examination, ... «WKYC-TV, Jul 15»
7
State launches probe into handling of drug cases
It is those treatment records that defense attorneys say contained exculpatory evidence about the “timing and scope” of Farak's misconduct. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Cellphone being examined for possible evidence in Pulaski boy's …
... we will turn anything exculpatory over,” Griffith said. "But what she is asking for, the commonwealth is already doing. She's asking the court to ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Judge is right: Prosecutor didn't live up to her duty
She waited until the middle of trial to share other exculpatory evidence, making it impossible for DeGuerin to investigate it. Gist suggested that ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Hidden Injustice: County Counsel Works To Keep OC's Snitch …
The few TRED records that have been pried free are a treasure trove of exculpatory evidence hidden from trials that resulted in prosecution ... «OC Weekly, Jul 15»

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