Definition of excuse

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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..

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Malice :: Malice (n.) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness..
Creephole :: Creephole (n.) A subterfuge; an excuse.
Excusation :: Excusation (n.) Excuse; apology.
Allege :: Allege (v. t.) To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending..
Excusable :: Excusable (a.) That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable action..
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..
Mediocre :: Mediocre (n.) A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.
Self-justifier :: Self-justifier (n.) One who excuses or justifies himself.
Paltry :: Paltry (superl.) Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold..
Palliate :: Palliate (v. t.) To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults..
Cause :: Cause (v. i.) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
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..
Salvo :: Salvo (n.) An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Essoin :: Essoin (n.) To excuse for nonappearance in court.
Malicious :: Malicious (a.) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act..
Soc :: Soc (n.) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
Insufficiency :: Insufficiency (n.) The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc..
Inexcusably :: Inexcusably (adv.) With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.
Dispense :: Dispense (v. t.) To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
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