EXCUSATION
EXCUSA'TION, noun s as z. Excuse; apology. [Little used.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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EXCUSATOR
EXCUSA'TOR, noun s as z. One who makes or is authorized to make an excuse or carry an apology.
EXCUSATORY
EXCU'SATORY, adjective s as z. Making excuse; containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as an excusatory plea.
EXCUSE
EXCU'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin excuso; ex and causor, to blame. See Cause.]1. To pardon; to free from the imputation of fault or blame; to acquit of guilt. We excuse a ...
EXCUSELESS
EXCU'SELESS, adjective Having no excuse; that for which no excuse or apology can be offered. [Little used.]
EXCUSER
EXCU'SER, noun s as z. One who offers excuses or pleads for another.1. One who excuses or forgives another.
EXCUSING
EXCU'SING, participle present tense s as z. Acquitting of guilt or fault; forgiving; overlooking.
EXCUSS
EXCUSS', verb transitive [Latin excussus.] To shake off; also, to seize and detain by law. [Not used.]
EXCUSSION
EXCUS'SION, noun A seizing by law. [Not used.]
EXECRABLE
EX'ECRABLE, adjective [Latin execrabilis. See Execrate.]Deserving to be cursed; very hateful; destable; abominable; as an execrable wretch.
EXECRABLY
EX'ECRABLY, adverb Cursedly; detestably.
EXECRATE
EX'ECRATE, verb transitive [Latin execror, from ex and sacer, the primary sense of which is to separate. See Sacred.]Literally, to curse; to denounce evil agianst, or to impreca...
EXECRATION
EXECRA'TION, noun The act of cursing; a curse pronounced; imprecation of evil; utter detestation expressed.Cease, gentle queen, these execrations:
EXECRATORY
EX'ECRATORY, noun A formulary of execration.
EXECT
EXECT', verb transitive [Latin execo, for exseco.] To cut off or out; to cut away. [Little used.]
EXECTION
EXEC'TION, noun A cutting off or out. [Little used.]
EXECUTE
EX'ECUTE, verb transitive [Latin exequor, for exsequor; ex and sequor, to follow. See Seek.]1. Literally, to follow out or through. Hence, to perform; to do; to effect; to carry...
EXECUTED
EX'ECUTED, participle passive Done; performed; accomplished; carried into effect; put to death.
EXECUTER
EX'ECUTER, noun One who performs or carries into effect. [See executor.]
EXECUTING
EX'ECUTING, participle present tense Doing; performing; finishing; accomplishing; inflicting; carrying into effect.
EXECUTION
EXECU'TION, noun Performance; the act of completing or accomplishing.The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution1. In law, the carrying into...
EXECUTIONER
EXECU'TIONER, noun One who executes; one who carries into effect a judgment of death; one who inflicts a capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant. It is chiefly used i...
EXECUTIVE
EXEC'UTIVE, adjective egzec'utive. Having the quality of executing or performing; as executive power or authority; an executive officer. Hence, in government, executive is used ...
EXECUTOR
EXEC'UTOR, noun The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see it carried into effect.
EXECUTORIAL
EXECUTO'RIAL, adjective Pertaining to an executor; executive.
EXECUTORSHIP
EXEC'UTORSHIP, noun The office of an executor.
EXECUTORY
EXEC'UTORY, adjective Performing official duties.1. In law, to be executed or carried into effect in future; to take effect on a future contingency; as an executory devise or re...