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excusatory
adjective
law often specializeduk /ɪkˈskjuː.zə.tər.i/ us /ɪkˈskjuː.zə.tɔːr.i/
intended as, making, or containing an excuse:
Her explanation is notable for its excusatory tone as well as its content.
I believe that the law is too concerned with self-defence as an excusatory motive.
Related word
excuse
Her excusatory account was relevant at the trial, because she acted in self-defence.
The excusatory defence of provocation does not exist in the law of this country.
She was irresponsible and had no excusatory explanation for what she did.
He wrote an excusatory letter to the head of his church.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reasons and explanations
alibi
argumentation
ascribe something to something
ascription
ascriptive
case
definition
explication
exposition
extenuating
extenuation
flack
good cause
key
reason
talk
unclarified
warrantable
warrantably
wherefores
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