- Excuse - Expression of regret - Something said or written in defense or justification of
what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to
disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for
Christianity. - An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some
improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong
or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret. - Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift. - To offer an apology.