E / expurgātĭo
noun

expurgātĭo

gen. expurgātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
expurgo, II.
a justification; vindication; excuse
a justification, vindication, excuse (a Plautin. word): habui expurgationem, Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 10; id. Merc. 5, 3, 4 (Ritschl, expurigationem).