Definition of excuse

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Excuse (v. t.) To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

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Soc :: Soc (n.) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
Impleadable :: Impleadable (a.) Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous..
Essoin :: Essoin (n.) To excuse for nonappearance in court.
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..
Cause :: Cause (v. i.) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
Excusement :: Excusement (n.) Excuse.
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it..
Excuser :: Excuser (n.) One who excuses or forgives another.
Clumsy :: Clumsy (superl.) Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse..
Creephole :: Creephole (n.) A subterfuge; an excuse.
Malicious :: Malicious (a.) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act..
Naked :: Naked (a.) Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
Offhand :: Offhand (a.) Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses..
Self-justifier :: Self-justifier (n.) One who excuses or justifies himself.
Palliate :: Palliate (v. t.) To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults..
Exempt :: Exempt (a.) To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury service; to exempt from fear or pain..
Lameness :: Lameness (n.) The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument..
Accept :: Accept (v. t.) To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse..
Plea :: Plea (n.) That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology..
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