excusable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
Describing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device. Distinguished from justifiable, describing an illegal act that was intentional but justified for other reasons.

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From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.

forgivable pardonable venial

inexcusable

excusableness excusably nonexcusable unexcusable

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