The term "exculpate" is employed in literature to denote the act of declaiming innocence or seeking to relieve oneself or another from blame. In Joseph Conrad’s narrative, for instance, characters attempt to exculpate themselves in a forceful or even desperate manner ([1], [2]), which contrasts sharply with Henry Fielding’s portrayal of a character who, intriguingly, refrains from such endeavors ([3]). Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet use the term as a direct call to accountability, urging the listener to answer for their actions ([4]). Moreover, in works like Nikolai Gogol’s and Charles Mackay’s, exculpation becomes not just about denying guilt but also about questioning the strength of the evidence against someone ([5], [6]). Notably, in Benito Pérez Galdós's writings, the word is defined and aligned with similar actions like exoneration and absolution ([7], [8]), underscoring its flexible yet precise connotations across different literary settings.