Definitions for excuses
ex·cus·es

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scuses

   For excuses.

   I shifted him away,
   And laid good ’scuses on your exstasy. William Shakespeare, Othello.

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1. excuses

   In jurisprudence, an excuse is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation. Justification and excuse are different defenses in a criminal case (See Justification and excuse). Exculpation is a related concept which reduces or extinguishes a person's culpability, such as a their liability to pay compensation to the victim of a tort in the civil law. The excuse provides a mitigating factor for a group of persons sharing a common characteristic. Justification, as in justifiable homicide, vindicates or shows the justice. Thus, society approves of the purpose or motives underpinning some actions or the consequences flowing from them (see Robinson), and distinguishes those where the behavior cannot be approved but some excuse may be found in the characteristics of the defendant, e.g. that the accused was a serving police officer or suffering from a mental illness. Thus, a justification describes the quality of the act, whereas an excuse relates to the status or capacity (or lack of it) in the accused. These factors can affect the resulting judgment which may be an acquittal, or in the case of a conviction may mitigate sentencing. An excuse may also be something that a person or persons use to explain any criticism or comments based on the outcome of any specific event.

How to pronounce excuses?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of excuses in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of excuses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of excuses in a Sentence

1. Ibycus:

   Contests allow no excuses, no more do friendships.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   Again, no excuses, but Anthony Fauci can explain why Anthony Fauci may not have gotten to the level Anthony Fauci want. Now, not to make excuses, we should have done better. So, let me make that clear, we should have done better, but I think we should wait until we get into maybe the second, or the third week in January, to see if we can now catch up with the original pace that was set.

3. Dr. Laura Schlessinger:

   People with integrity do what they say they are going to do. Others have excuses.

4. Bradley Jacobs:

   I wholeheartedly apologize for my behavior that evening that has embarrassed the Indiana Supreme Court, my fellow judges and all the members of my chosen profession. I can not offer any excuses for the events of that evening nor do I attempt to offer any excuses for those choices.

5. Sophocles:

   The end excuses any evil.

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