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How to sign: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
"he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable";
Similiar / Same: excuse, exculpation, self-justification
Categories: defence, defense, vindication
Within this category: extenuation