Excuse

Lawful excuse

Lawful excuse, an excuse which is recognised by law as a good excuse. What is lawful excuse depends on the facts and circumstances of each case and the law, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Firm Deo Dutt Lakhan Lal, AIR 1966 All 73....

Excusable

That may be excused forgiven justified or acquitted of blame pardonable as the man is excusable an excusable action...

Ignorance of law is no excuse

Ignorance of law is no excuse, The maxim 'ignor-ance of law is no excuse' cannot be carried to the extent of saying that every person must be presumed to know that a piece of legislation enacted by a legislature if competent jurisdiction must be held to be invalid, in case it prescribes a differential treatment, and he must therefore, refuse to submit to it or incur the peril of the bar of waiver being raised against him, Basheshar Nath v. CIT, AIR 1959 SC 149 (172)....

excuse ex·cused ex·cus·ing vt 1 : to grant exemption or release to [excused the prospective juror] [excused the witness after an hour of testimony] 2 : justify vi : to serve as an excuse or justification [exigent circumstances may "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] [ik-skyüs] n 1 : excusal 2 a : a circumstance that allows for release under the law from an obligation, duty, or contractual liability compare act of god, force majeure, fortuitous event, impossibility of performance b : a circumstance (as a physical threat) that grants immunity for otherwise tortious or criminal conduct compare justification, privilege ...

excusal

excusal : the act or an instance of excusing [ of a juror] compare challenge ...

excusable

excusable : having a basis for being excused or justified ...

Excusable Homicide

Excusable Homicide. See HOMICIDE....

Excuser

One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another...

excusable homicide

excusable homicide see homicide ...

Misadventure, excusable homicide by

Misadventure, excusable homicide by, also termed homicide per infortunium; it arises where a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another, as where a person is at work with a hatchet, and the head of it files off and kills a by stander, or is shooting at a mark and undesignedly kills a man, for the act is lawful, and the effect is merely accidental. So where a parent is moderately correcting a child, a master his apprentice or scholar, or an officer punishing a criminal, and happens to occasion his death, it is only misadventure, for the act of correction was lawful; but if he exceeds the bounds of moderation, either in the manner, the instrument, or the quantity of punishment, and death ensue, it is manslaughter at lest, and in some cases, according to the circumstances murder: immoderate correction being unlawful, Fost. 275....

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