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• Excusing — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mitigating circumstances — index extenuating circumstances Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 mitigating circumstances …   Law dictionary

• Latae sententiae — is a Latin term used in the canon law of the Catholic Church meaning literally given (laid down) sentence .Officially, a latae sententiae penalty follows automatically, by force of the law itself, when the law is contravened.cite web… …   Wikipedia

• Justifiable homicide — The United States concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law stands on the dividing line between an excuse, justification and an exculpation. In other words, it takes a case that would otherwise have been a murder or another crime… …   Wikipedia

• Jeanne Safer — Jeanne Safer, Ph.D. (born 1947) is an author and influential American psychotherapist. She has written articles for the Wall Street Journal , Utne Reader , Self , New Woman and other publications. She has also authored the following books in… …   Wikipedia

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• excuse — I. transitive verb (excused; excusing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French escuser, excuser, from Latin excusare, from ex + causa cause, explanation Date: 13th century 1. a. to make apology for b. to try to remove blame from 2. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Excuse (legal) — Excuse redirects here. For making excuses , see Rationalization (making excuses). Criminal defenses …   Wikipedia

• Henri Murger — (March 27 1822 Paris, January 28, 1861) was a French novelist and poet, born at Paris.He is chiefly distinguished as the author of Scènes de la Vie de Bohème, from his own experiences as a desperately poor writer living in a Parisian attic,… …   Wikipedia

• Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …   Wikipedia

• Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars is a fascinating view into the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans were literally hounded out of Denmark. Introduction The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the… …   Wikipedia