excusal
Permission to leave
Excusal is the act of excusing someone from a duty or obligation.
A juror receives an excusal from service; an employee gets an excusal from a meeting.
The word is more formal than simply being excused: She requested an excusal from jury duty due to a family emergency.
Release from requirement
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- releaseTo let go
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
immunity · exception · deferment · privilege · concession · reprieve · leave · absence
Formal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- vindicationClearance of blame
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
amnesty · discharge · liberation · commutation · reprieve · dismissal · dropped charges · not guilty
Official release from punishment
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- condonationForgiving or overlooking wrongdoing
absolution · indulgence · grace · forbearance · compassion · understanding · tolerance · leniency
Statement making something clear
- rationaleStated basis for action
- defenseProtection against harm
- alibiDefense of location
- reasonBasis or justification
grounds · pretext · plea · apology · mitigation · extenuation · argument · validation
exemption
Release from requirement
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- releaseTo let go
discharge · immunity · exception · deferment · privilege · concession · reprieve · leave · absence · dismissal
acquittal
Formal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- vindicationClearance of blame
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
pardon · amnesty · discharge · liberation · commutation · reprieve · dismissal · dropped charges · not guilty · release
pardon
Official release from punishment
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
condonation · absolution · indulgence · grace · forbearance · compassion · understanding · tolerance · leniency · reconciliation
explanation
Statement making something clear
reason · grounds · pretext · plea · apology · mitigation · extenuation · argument · validation · legitimization
excusalpunishment
Penalty for an offense
blame · condemnation · penalization · conviction · censure
excusalcompulsion
Irresistible urge to act
requirement · obligation · mandate · conscription · enforcement
- excuse meApology for minor intrusion
- make excusesGive self-serving explanations
- making excusesOffering justifications for shortcomings
- no excusesRefusing to justify failure
- excuse myself
- excuse youPolite rebuke for rudeness
excuse, excused, excusable, excuses, inexcusable, excusing, unexcused, excuser, excusers