He could not talk because of Larry and Gitus. Please excuse Nancy for staying home. The doctor said that her lungs are too full to be outside. Please excuse Robert for being absent. He had a cold and could not breed well.
People have all sorts of excuses for the things they do.
Some are legitimate, some are not. It wasn't his fault-said the judge that he shot and killed a fellow student. He had an excuse. Life, perhaps unfortunately in some minds, doesn't work that way. Sooner or later we all have to take responsibility for who we are and what we do.