exculpation

Whatever I write would be an appeal to her, an attempt to exculpate myself, even though such exculpation is not really possible.

我所写的都还将会吸引她，或会变成我为自己的辩解，就算这些辩解也不大可能有用。

Thinking about "the Confession and Exculpation of the Suspect or Defendant"

“犯罪嫌疑人、被告人供述和辩解”之思考