exculpation
— Noun
– English
～ a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
exculpation
— Noun
– English
～ the act of freeing from guilt or blame
exculpatory
— Adjective
– English
～ clearing of guilt or blame
excursion
— Noun
– English
～ wandering from the main path of a journey
excursion
— Noun
– English
～ a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
excursionist
— Noun
– English
～ a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
excursive
— Adjective
– English
～ (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
excursus
— Noun
– English
～ a message that departs from the main subject
excusable
— Adjective
– English
～ easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error"
excusable
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being overlooked
excusably
— Adverb
– English
～ in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late"
excusatory
— Adjective
– English
～ offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"
excuse
— Verb
– English
～ excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
excuse
— Verb
– English
～ ask for permission to be released from an engagement
excuse
— Verb
– English
～ serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
excuse
— Verb
– English
～ grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
excuse
— Verb
– English
～ accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
excuse
— Verb
– English
～ defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
excuse
— Noun
– English
～ a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
excuse
— Noun
– English
～ a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"