† scusationn.
Obsolete.
= excusation n.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse
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excusec1374
excusationc1380
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c1430 Freemasonry 112 (Halliw.) And to that semble he most nede gon, But he have a resenabul skwsacyon.
c1440 Alphabet of Tales 52 When sho cuthe gett no skosacion to helpe hur with, bod at sho trewid vereli[e] to dye, sho shrafe hur vnto þe preste [etc.].
?1441 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 217 He seyd yt but for a skevsacion.
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