The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXCULPATORY
exculpatory
(adjective) clearing of guilt or blame
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
exculpatory (comparative more exculpatory, superlative most exculpatory)
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
Synonyms: disculpatory, exonerative, vindicatory
Antonyms: criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory, inculpatory, nonexculpatory
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cul"pa*to*ry
Definition: . Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. "An exculpatory letter." Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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