EXCULPATED

absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated

(adjective) freed from any question of guilt; “is absolved from all blame”; “was now clear of the charge of cowardice”; “his official honor is vindicated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

exculpated

simple past tense and past participle of exculpate

Source: Wiktionary

EXCULPATE

Ex*cul"pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exculpated, p. pr. & vb. n.. Exculpating ( Etym: [L. ex out + culpatus, p. p. of culpare to find fault with, to blame, culpa fault. See Culpable.]

Definition: To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit. He exculpated himself from being the author of the heroic epistle. Mason. I exculpate him further for his writing against me. Milman.

Syn.

– To exonerate; absolve; clear; acquit; excuse; vindicate; justify.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition