"excusable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more excusable [comparative], most excusable [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|escusable}} Old French escusable, {{uder|en|la|excusabilis}} Latin excusabilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} excusable (comparative more excusable, superlative most excusable)
  1. Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused. Synonyms: forgivable, pardonable, venial Translations (possible to excuse): извиним (izvinim) (Bulgarian), простим (prostim) (Bulgarian), omluvitelný [masculine] (Czech), so-vaih (Manx), معذور (ma'zur) (Persian), wybaczalny (Polish), excusable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-excusable-en-adj-fJNlmjwR Disambiguation of 'possible to excuse': 97 3
  2. (law, specifically) Describing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device. Distinguished from justifiable, describing an illegal act that was intentional but justified for other reasons. Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-excusable-en-adj-Yi7PkFyq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 67 Topics: law

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