What is the meaning of Excuse?

To forgive; to pardon.

To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.

To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.

To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

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.

An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.

excuse

inflection of excuser:

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
  2. second-person singular imperative

first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

second-person singular imperative

vocative masculine singular of excūsus

inflection of excusar:

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
  2. third-person singular imperative

first/third-person singular present subjunctive

third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org