excuse

As nouns the difference between exemption and excuse

is that exemption is an act of exempting while excuse is an explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.

As a verb excuse is

to forgive; to pardon.

Grounds is a related term of excuse.

As a noun grounds

is (legal) basis or justification for something, as in "grounds for divorce" or grounds can be (plural only) the sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds).

As a verb excuse is

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In transitive terms the difference between excuse and accuse

is that excuse is to provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement while accuse is to charge with having committed a crime or offence.

Excuse is a synonym of release.

In lang=en terms the difference between release and excuse

is that release is to let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit while excuse is a defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.

In transitive terms the difference between release and excuse

is that release is to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back while excuse is to provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.

As nouns the difference between release and excuse

is that release is the event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms) while excuse is an explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.

As verbs the difference between release and excuse

is that release is to let go (of); to cease to hold or contain while excuse is to forgive; to pardon.

In lang=en terms the difference between exception and excuse

is that exception is an objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred while excuse is a defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.

As nouns the difference between exception and excuse

is that exception is the act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule while excuse is an explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.

As a verb excuse is

to forgive; to pardon.

In lang=en terms the difference between immunity and excuse

is that immunity is an exemption from prosecution while excuse is a defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.

As nouns the difference between immunity and excuse

is that immunity is the state of being insusceptible to something; notably while excuse is an explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.

As a verb excuse is

to forgive; to pardon.

Need is a related term of excuse.

As verbs the difference between need and excuse

is that need is to be necessary (to someone) while excuse is .

As a noun need

is a requirement for something.

Dispensation is a related term of excuse.

As a noun dispensation

is the act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by god to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.

As a verb excuse is

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Claim is a related term of excuse.

As a noun claim

is claim.

As a verb excuse is

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Right is a related term of excuse.

As verbs the difference between right and excuse

is that right is to correct while excuse is .

As an adjective right

is (archaic) straight, not bent.

As an adverb right

is on the right side or right can be exactly, precisely.

As an interjection right

is yes, that is correct; i agree.

As a noun right

is that which complies with justice, law or reason.