- excusable
- Deserving excuse or pardon; that which is forgiven or condoned; that which is not wholly free from fault, but for which there is no liability.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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excusable — [ ɛkskyzabl ] adj. • fin XIIIe; de excuser, d apr. lat. excusabilis ♦ Qui peut être excusé. ⇒ justifiable, pardonnable. Une colère bien excusable. À son âge, c est excusable. « On n est jamais excusable d être méchant, mais il y a quelque mérite… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Excusable — Ex*cus a*blea. [L. excusabilis: cf. F. excusable. See {Excuse}.] That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable action. {Ex*cus a*ble*ness}, n. {Ex*cus a*bly}, adv. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excusable — Excusable. adj. v. de tout genre. Qui peut estre excusé, qui est digne d excuse. Il est bien excusable. il est fort excusable d avoir fait cela. cette faute n est pas excusable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
excusable — ex·cus·able adj: having a basis for being excused or justified Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. excusable … Law dictionary
excusable — adjetivo 1. Que se puede excusar o disculpar: Su retraso es excusable, su hijo está enfermo. Antónimo: inexcusable … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
excusable — [ek skyo͞o′zə bəl, ikskyo͞o′zə bəl] adj. 〚ME < OFr < excusabilis〛 that can be excused; pardonable; justifiable excusably adv. * * * See excuse. * * * … Universalium
excusable — late 14c., from O.Fr. escusable, from L. excusabilis, from excusare (see EXCUSE (Cf. excuse) (v.)). Related: Excusably … Etymology dictionary
excusable — is spelt without an e in the middle … Modern English usage
excusable — [adj] allowable all right, condonable, defensible, exculpatory, explainable, fair, forgivable, justifiable, minor, moderate, not too bad*, okay, pardonable, passable, permissible, plausible, reasonable, remittable, reprievable, slight, specious,… … New thesaurus
excusable — Digne d estre excusé … Thresor de la langue françoyse
excusable — (Del lat. excusabĭlis). 1. adj. Que admite excusa o es digno de ella. 2. Que se puede omitir o evitar … Diccionario de la lengua española
