ask for permission

n a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. n a note explaining an absence n a poor example v accept an excuse for v grant exemption or release to v serve as a reason or cause or justification of v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning v ask for permission to be released from an engagement v excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

v accept an excuse for v grant exemption or release to v serve as a reason or cause or justification of v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning v ask for permission to be released from an engagement v excuse, overlook, or make allowances for