EXCULPATION Antonyms

• an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

• a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

• expletives used informally as intensifiers

• put or pin the blame on

• harass with constant criticism

• attribute responsibility to

• an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

• (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)

• an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

• the condition of being strongly disapproved of

• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

• a state of guilt

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

• responsibility for a bad situation or event

• (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

• put or pin the blame on

• the state of having committed an offense

• remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

• an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

• a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense

• an accusation of wrongdoing

• an opinion formed by judging something

• the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

• (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

• the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

• the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

• the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• the proper sphere or extent of your activities

• a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct