Definition of excuse

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Excuse (v. t.) To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture..

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Malicious :: Malicious (a.) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act..
Salvo :: Salvo (n.) An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
Excusator :: Excusator (n.) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist..
Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Paltry :: Paltry (superl.) Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold..
Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.
Dispense :: Dispense (v. t.) To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
Essoign :: Essoign (n.) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
Unpleaded :: Unpleaded (a.) Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse..
Creephole :: Creephole (n.) A subterfuge; an excuse.
Put-off :: Put-off (n.) A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.
Mediocre :: Mediocre (n.) A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent..
Whine :: Whine (v. t.) To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse..
Inexcusably :: Inexcusably (adv.) With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.
Lameness :: Lameness (n.) The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument..
Self-justifier :: Self-justifier (n.) One who excuses or justifies himself.
Naked :: Naked (a.) Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain..
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