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1 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) desculpar2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) desculpa* * *ex.cuse[ikskj'u:s] n 1 escusa, desculpa, apologia, perdão. he advanced an excuse / ele apresentou sua escusa. he offered an excuse / ele pediu desculpa. 2 pretexto, alegação. he always makes excuses / ele tem sempre desculpas, ele sempre inventa pretextos. 3 justificação. he has an excuse for his mistake / ele tem uma desculpa para o seu engano. 4 escapatória, subterfúgio, evasiva. • [ikskj'u:z] vt 1 desculpar, escusar, perdoar. excuse my haste / desculpe minha pressa. excuse my saying so / não leve a mal se eu lho digo. I beg to be excused / peço desculpar-me. he can be excused all his errors / todos os seus erros lhe podem ser perdoados. 2 justificar. I can’t excuse his behaviour / eu não posso desculpar o seu comportamento. 3 pretextar. 4 dispensar, isentar. I was excused from attendance / fui dispensado de comparecer. he was excused the tax / perdoaram-lhe o imposto. -
2 justification
[-fi-]1) ((the act of) justifying or excusing.) justificação2) (something that justifies: You have no justification for criticizing him in that way.) justificação* * *jus.ti.fi.ca.tion[dʒ∧stifik'eiʃən] n 1 justificação, justificativa. 2 razão, causa, prova. 3 absolvição, reabilitação. -
3 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) desculpar2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) desculpa -
4 justification
[-fi-]1) ((the act of) justifying or excusing.) justificação2) (something that justifies: You have no justification for criticizing him in that way.) justificativa
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excusing — index mitigating Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Excusing — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excusing — (ik)ˈskyüzən preposition Etymology: from present participle of excuse (I) chiefly South & Midland : except ain t done much excusing fret and worry Marjorie K. Rawlings … Useful english dictionary
excusing — ex·cuse || ɪk skjuËz n. reason, pretext; apology v. forgive; free, release; justify … English contemporary dictionary
excusing — ex·cus·ing … English syllables
ground for excusing — index justification Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-excusing — /sɛlf əkˈskjuzɪŋ/ (say self uhk skyoohzing), / ɛk / (say ek ) adjective excusing oneself or one s own behaviour, actions, etc …
self-excusing — adj. * * * … Universalium
self-excusing — adj … Useful english dictionary
excuse — excusable, adj. excusableness, n. excusably, adv. excusal, n. excuseless, adj. excuser, n. excusingly, adv. excusive, adj. excusively, adv. v … Universalium
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