acquittal vs exculpation

acquittal

noun
  • The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. 

  • A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. 

  • Avoidance of danger; deliverance. 

  • Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. 

exculpation

noun
  • The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. 

  • That which exculpates; an excuse. 

How often have the words acquittal and exculpation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )