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Excuse In Court Crossword Clue

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noun

• (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

verb

• exonerate by means of an alibi

42%6 To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.)
verb

• To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.

• To use flattering language.

• To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation.

• To give a shine to (something or someone).

32%7 Legal term for an excuse or plea for absence from court
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Telegraph Cross Atlantic26 Sep 2024 Down 4
New York Times Mini27 Mar 2016 Across 6
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