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Exculpatory
Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006
If a person make an exculpatory statement, he or she is rejecting or
denying culpability (blame) for a crime. For example: ``I didn't do nuffin''.
The opposite, an inculpatory statement, is an acceptance of culpability.
Sometimes a statement that purports to be a confession will contained mixed
inculpatory and exculpatory elements: ``Alright, I done the robbery, but
I didn't shoot no-one''.
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