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The notional past tense of non-apology apologies like mistakes were made, in which a speaker uses the passive voice (and past tense) and careful wording to avoid imputing intent or blame for a failure.

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past exonerative

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past exonerative

Noun

The notional past tense of non-apology apologies like "mistakes were made", in which a speaker uses the passive voice (and past tense) and careful wording to avoid imputing intent or blame for a failure.

Japanese Meaning

非謝罪的謝罪（例：「mistakes were made」など）の一形態として、過去形と受動態を用い、話し手が故意性や責任を回避するための表現様式を示す言葉