Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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excuse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
defence | Yes | No | No | No |
excuse (noun) | defence (noun) |
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a poor example | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies |
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury |
a note explaining an absence | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
protection from harm | |
a structure used to defend against attack | |
the justification for some act or belief | |
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | |
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | |
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | |
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
excuse (verb) | defence (verb) |
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accept an excuse for | |
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | |
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | |
serve as a reason or cause or justification of | |
grant exemption or release to | |
ask for permission to be released from an engagement |