And, of course, the German military is to be exculpated, as having acted honorably.
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Despite the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which held that "no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment," these violations of body and mind continue to be exculpated and justified by the idea that they save lives.
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Both Delaware and the Model Act allow for directors to be exculpated for some breaches of the duty of care. The exculpation provisions are found in Delaware General Corporate Law section 102(b)(7) and in Model Act section 2.02(b)(4).
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Hendershott v. People, Supreme Court of Colorado, 653 P.2d. 385 (1982), is a criminal case that a defendant who was not excused by being legally insane, might still be exculpated because he lacked a guilty mind (mens rea) due to a mental disease.Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed.
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An exculpation is a defense in which a defendant argues that despite the fact they committed and are guilty of the crime, tort, or other wrong and have a liability to compensate the victim, they should be exculpated because of special circumstances that operated in favor of the defendant at the time they broke the law.
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The outcome failed to convince the wider population. A later naval historian wrote in 1758 that: > ‘the nation could not be persuaded that the vice-admiral ought to be > exculpated for not fighting’ and the admiral cashiered for fightingThe Naval > History of Great Britain, 4 vols., 1758, 4.270 The evidence of the court-marital was not released and confusion over the true events persisted for some time. Robert Beatson decided that Lestock > ‘shewed a zeal and attention which gives a very advantageous idea of his > capacity as a seaman and an officer’Beatson, 1.220 whilst John Campbell declared in his Lives of the British Admirals that Lestock ‘ought to have been shot’.
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Like the Five Pecks of Rice society, the Yellow Turbans of the Huai and Yellow River valleys also believed that illness was a sign of wrongdoing that necessitated confession to church leaders and faith healers. However, the Yellow Turbans typically utilized holy water as a ramification for sickness; if this did not cure the sick, the latter's sins were deemed too great to be exculpated. Since the year 184 CE was the first (and very auspicious) year of a new sexagenary cycle, the Yellow Turban's supreme leader Zhang Jue (d. 184 CE) chose the third month of that year as the time to rebel; when this was leaked to the Han court, Zhang was forced to initiate the rebellion prematurely.
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Dortch 2004:Formal Report Thus it is hoped that dates assigned to the Lancefield bones are reliable and therefore represent their true age since burial. If age estimates turn out to be on the high side, say 60ka or greater, the Lancefield bones may contribute little to our understanding of the effects of human activities upon the Australian Megafauna since such an age would pre-date the arrival of modern humans in Sahul by a wide margin. On the other hand, if the dates are comparatively recent, say less than 35 ka, then humans would be exculpated as the causative agent. If however the estimate falls somewhere close to 46ka then human arrival and the final demise of the Megafauna would appear to be closely associated.
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Lestock was also tried, but was able to place the blame on Mathews, and with the help of powerful supporters in government, was acquitted and offered further employment. Mathews was also tried by court-martial in 1746, on charges of having brought the fleet into action in a disorganised manner, of having fled the enemy, and of having failed to bring the enemy to action when the conditions were advantageous. In his defence it was shown that he had fought bravely, but in June 1747 the court judged the charges were proven, and Mathews was cashiered (dismissed from the service). The judgements were unpopular with the public, with a 1758 history declaring: > The nation could not be persuaded that the vice-admiral ought to be > exculpated for not fighting, and the admiral cashiered for fighting.
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