"I am from Gascony, it is true; and since you know it, there is no occasion to tell you that Gascons are not very patient, so that when they have begged to be
excused once, were it even for a folly, they are convinced that they have done already at least as much again as they ought to have done."
Tom begged to be excused, for that he had particular business; and getting up from table, escaped the clutches of the squire, who was rising to stop him, and went off with very little ceremony.
When the squire had finished his half-hour's nap, he summoned his daughter to her harpsichord; but she begged to be excused that evening, on account of a violent head-ache.
She therefore not only desired to be excused from her attendance at the harpsichord, but likewise begged that he would suffer her to absent herself from supper.
Justice Musa Kurya of Jos Federal High Court, on Friday,
excused himself from a certificate forgery suit against a Plateau lawmaker, Hon.
It is to be mentioned that the family counsel of former PM Khawaja Haris has
excused himself from NAB references against Nawaz Sharif and his family and filed application before accountability court for withdrawing his power of attorney.
During the hearing, Nawaz and Maryam appeared before the court but their counsel Khawaja Haris said his client (Nawaz) was unwell and requested he be
excused. On hearing this, the court
excused Nawaz from appearing before the court.
Justin says: Unless someone is disqualified, has the right to be
excused or has a valid reason for discretionary excusal, then they must attend for jury service.
Department of Education offered this regarding changes to IEP Team member attendance: "allowing IEP Team members to be
excused from attending an IEP Team meeting is intended to provide additional flexibility to parents in scheduling IEP Team meetings and avoid delays in holding an IEP Team meeting when an IEP Team member cannot attend due to a scheduling conflict."
Federal civil service employees who are called to active duty as part of the continuing Global War on Terrorism are entitled to five days of
excused absence from their civilian duties upon their return.
For example, New York courts have not
excused performance where blizzards, the inability to obtain federal funding or the closing of a business due to substantial financial losses have prevented parties from fulfilling their contractual obligations.