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Excuse [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology. Every man has an excuse to offer for his neglect of duty; the debtor makes excuses for delay of payment.

2. The act of excusing or apologizing.

3. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault. His inability to comply with the request must be his excuse

Excuse [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. s as z. [Latin excuso; ex and causor, to blame. See Cause .]

2. To pardon; to free from the imputation of fault or blame; to acquit of guilt. We excuse a person in our own minds, when we acquit him of guilt or blame; or we excuse him by a declaration of that acquital.

3. To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook. We excuse a fault, which admits of apology or extenuation; and we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it.

4. To free from an obligation or duty.

5. I pray thee have me excused. Luke 14:18 .

6. To remit; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.

7. To pardon; to admit an apology for.

8. Excuse some courtly strains.

9. To throw off an imputation by apology.

10. Think you that we excuse ourselves to you? 2 Corinthians 12:19 .

11. To justify; to vindicate.

12. Their thoughts accusing or else excusing one another. Romans 2:1 .

Excuse [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit.

2. 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.

3. To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon.

4. 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.

5. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

6. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation.

7. 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.

8. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.

Excused [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Excuse

Excuseless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having no excuse; that for which no excuse or apology can be offered. [Little used.]

Excuseless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology.

Excusement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Excuse.

Excuser [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. s as z. One who offers excuses or pleads for another.

2. One who excuses or forgives another.

Excuser [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another.

2. One who excuses or forgives another.

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5 KJV and 6 BSB verses contain “Excuse”

Micah 6:11

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

Luke 14:18

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

Luke 14:19

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

Romans 2:1

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

2 Corinthians 12:19

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

Sirach 32:17

A sinful man will not be reproved, but findeth an excuse according to his will.