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English to English noun
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a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |  | Example: he kept finding excuses to stay
every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
source: wordnet30
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the act of freeing from guilt or blame | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse. | | source: webster1913
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