Mahabharata 3.49.20

निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञा हन्तव्या इति निश्चयःन हि नैकृतिकं हत्वा निकृत्या पापमुच्यते

nikṛtyā nikṛtiprajñā hantavyā iti niścayaḥna hi naikṛtikaṃ hatvā nikṛtyā pāpamucyate

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.