In a manner that serves to clear someone from blame or prove their innocence.
Adverbial form created by adding '-ly' to 'exculpatory,' allowing the adjective to modify verbs and describe how an action relates to clearing guilt.
This is one of English's longer adverbs—lawyers might say evidence was 'exculpatorily presented' to emphasize its role in proving innocence.
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