Excused

Definition: Excused

Excused

Adjective

1. Granted exemption; "one of the excused jurors planned to write a book".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "excused" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Crosswords: Excused

Witness is excused. (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin. Based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.)

You're excused. Anybody else? (The Emperor's New Groove; writing credit: Chris Williams; Mark Dindal)

Yeah, you know every town has something like this happen I remember over in Russellville, old Charlie Bowles, about fifteen years ago One night, he finished dinner, and he excused himself from the table. (Halloween; writing credit: John Carpenter; Debra Hill)

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Books

• Excused Absence: Should Christian Kids Leave Public Schools? (reference)

  (more book examples)

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My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, he muttered to himself, "and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes."

A fright which can be understood, an anger which can be excused.

And by despairing shalt thou stand excused For doing worthy vengeance on thyself That didst unworthy slaughter upon others.

When I was presented to him, he gave me a close embrace (a compliment I could well have excused).

My Muse may be excused if she is silent henceforth.

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Children

Guatemala

The father requested that the prosecutor be excused for bias. (references)

Guatemala

The Judge requested to be excused from the case, but her request was denied. (references)

Civil Liberties

Papua New Guinea

Children whose parents do not wish them to attend the classes are excused. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

However, in a reverse decision in November Judge Contreras asked to be excused from hearing the case, because he felt offended by the Archbishop Office's accusations. (references)

Political Rights

Thailand

Eligible voters who fail to exercise their voting responsibilities, except for those excused, are subject to the loss of certain rights, including the right to be a candidate in future elections. (references)

Trade

Dominican Rep

Imports into free trade zones that are destined for re-export are excused from this and other customs requirements, such as import licenses, registration requirements, and payment of customs duties based on commercial invoice and airway bills of lading. (references)

Women

Haiti

A wife who kills her husband under similar circumstances is not excused. (references)

Argentina

A 1999 law expanded the definition of punishable sexual violations beyond forcible intercourse and increased the severity of punishments; in addition, it is no longer possible for an accused rapist to be excused from prosecution by offering to marry the victim. (references)

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Expressions using "excused": ask to be excused ♦ be excused ♦ i beg to be excused. Additional references.

Ending with "excused": non-excused.

Chinese 

辨解 (Excusing). (various references)

Danish

goere berettigede fritagelsesgrunde gaeldende (provided one has legitimate grounds, to ask to be excused from serving). (various references)

Dutch

geldige redenen tot verschoning aanvoeren (provided one has legitimate grounds, to ask to be excused from serving). (various references)

French

excusés, excusées, excusée, excusé, excusèrent. (various references)

German

entschuldigte (apologized). (various references)

Greek 

συγχωρημένος (forgiven). (various references)

Italian

fare valere cause legittime di astensione (provided one has legitimate grounds, to ask to be excused from serving). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

御免被る (to be excused from), �"免被る (to be excused from). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

�"め�"�"うむる (to be excused from). (various references)

Korean 

용서하�" (Forgiven). (various references)

Pig Latin

excuseday

Portuguese

invocar causas legítimas de escusa (provided one has legitimate grounds, to ask to be excused from serving). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

opravdan (justifiable, justified, legitimate, valid). (various references)

Spanish

alegar causas justificadas (provided one has legitimate grounds, to ask to be excused from serving). (various references)

Swedish

att begära att bli befriad från uppdraget under förutsättning att man har berättigade skäl (provided one has legitimate grounds, to ask to be excused from serving). (various references)

Welsh

esgusodol (excusable). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "excused": unexcused. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Excused" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: escuse, excessed, excule, excusat, excusee, excusew, Excusez, excuze, execuse. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: deuces, educes, excuse, exudes, seduce.

-2 letters: cedes, desex, deuce, dexes, duces, educe, execs, exude, sexed, suede.

-3 letters: cede, cees, cuds, cued, cues, dees, duce, dues, ecus, exec, exes, scud, seed, sued, used.

-4 letters: cee, cud, cue, dee, dex, due, ecu, eds, sec, see, sex, sue, use.

-5 letters: de, ed, es, ex, us, xu.

+1 letter: caudexes, excludes.

+2 letters: excluders, unexcused.

+4 letters: exactitudes, unexercised.

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