absolve from payment
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
accept an excuse for
grant exemption or release to
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
a poor example
a note explaining an absence
