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excuse - Meaning in Konkani

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IPA: ɪkskyusKonkani: इक्स्क्यूस / इक्स्क्यूज़ / इक्स्क्यूस / इक्स्क्यूज़

excuse - Meaning in Konkani

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excuse Word Forms & Inflections

excuses (noun plural)
excused (verb past tense)
excusing (verb present participle)
excuses (verb present tense)

Definitions and Meaning of excuse in English

excuse noun

  1. a poor example

    Synonyms

    apology

    Examples

    • "a poor excuse for an automobile"
    • "it was an apology for a meal"
  2. a note explaining an absence

    Example

    • "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
  3. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

    Synonyms

    alibi, exculpation, self-justification

    Examples

    • "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
    • "he kept finding excuses to stay"
    • "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

excuse verb

  1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

    Synonyms

    condone

    Examples

    • "excuse someone's behavior"
    • "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
  2. serve as a reason or cause or justification of

    Synonyms

    explain

    Examples

    • "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
    • "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
  3. grant exemption or release to

    Synonyms

    exempt, let off, relieve

    Example

    • "Please excuse me from this class"
  4. ask for permission to be released from an engagement

    Synonyms

    beg off

  5. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

    Synonyms

    apologise, apologize, rationalise, rationalize

    Examples

    • "he rationalized his lack of success"
    • "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
  6. accept an excuse for

    Synonyms

    pardon

    Example

    • "Please excuse my dirty hands"
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Synonyms of excuse

Description

In American jurisprudence, an excuse is a defense to criminal charges that is a distinct from an exculpation. Justification and excuse are different defenses in a criminal case. Exculpation is a related concept which reduces or extinguishes a person's culpability, such as their liability to pay compensation to the victim of a tort in the civil law.

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What is excuse meaning in Konkani?

The word or phrase excuse refers to a poor example, or a note explaining an absence, or a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc., or excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with, or serve as a reason or cause or justification of, or grant exemption or release to. See excuse meaning in Konkani, excuse definition, translation and meaning of excuse in Konkani. Find excuse similar words, excuse synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of excuse. Find the answer of what is the meaning of excuse in Konkani.

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