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• ① 1【文】使无罪;申明无罪(★常用被动式)2[exculpate oneself]【文】自行辩白<from>
  • She has been exculpated from the charge.她已洗清罪嫌。
  • She exculpated herself from a charge of theft.她辩白自己无窃盗嫌疑。

• ② (因有证据、事实而)免…的罪<from>
  • The evidence exculpated from the charge.那项证据使她洗清罪嫌。