( v. t. )
To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.
( v. t. )
To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012