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51Excuse — Droit pénal: circonstance ou qualité strictement déterminée par la loi qui oblige le juge à atténuer ou à ne pas prononcer la peine selon qu il s agit d une excuse atténuante ou absolutoire Droit civil: raison alléguée conduisant, si elle… …
52excuse — [13] Etymologically, excuse means ‘free of accusation’. It comes via Old French from Latin excūsāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex , denoting removal, and causa ‘cause’ – but ‘cause’ in the sense not of something that produces a… …
53Excuse me — This is a great one! It s what kids are taught to say when they belch in public. We are also taught to say pardon me if we fart out loud. Unfortunately in American excuse me means you are encroaching in someone s personal space and you say pardon …
54excuse me — a polite apology for an interruption, asking someone to move, etc. ↘N. Amer. used to ask someone to repeat a remark. → excuse …
55excuse — I. v. a. 1. Pardon, forgive, acquit, absolve, exculpate, exonerate. 2. Extenuate, justify, form or constitute an apology or excuse for. 3. Exempt, release, free, let off. 4. Overlook, regard indulgently, treat as venial. 5. [With self.] Clear,… …
56excuse — 1. Pretext. Ōlelo hō alo alo. 2. Pardon. Kala, huikala, ho oku u. ♦ Excuse me, kala mai ia u …
57excuse — [13] Etymologically, excuse means ‘free of accusation’. It comes via Old French from Latin excūsāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex , denoting removal, and causa ‘cause’ – but ‘cause’ in the sense not of something that produces a… …
58Excuse (legal) — Excuse redirects here. For making excuses , see Rationalization (making excuses). Criminal defenses …
59excuse yourself — phrase to politely say that you are going to leave a place excuse yourself from: She excused herself from the table and went back to work. Thesaurus: to give a reason or excuse for somethingsynonym Main entry: excuse * * * excuse yourself …
60excuse my French — (informal) Pardon my bad language ● French * * * pardon/excuse/my French spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for swearing Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret something …
