In jurisprudence, an excuse or justification is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation. Exculpation is a related concept which reduces or extinguishes a person's culpability and therefore a person's liability to pay compensation to the victim of a tort in the civil law.
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
defense, defence, vindication, note, short letter, line, billet
v.
forgive, absolve, justify, free, vindicate, defend, support
解析
cause 指直接导致事情发生的原因,与所发生的事个有因果关系。 reason 强调指从逻辑推理上得出的结论性原因,不是直接说明起因。 excuse 指为自己辩解,希望得到谅解时所提出的种种理由,是借口性的理由。