acceptable excuse
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A reason that is considered satisfactory.
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- Being late due to heavy traffic is an acceptable excuse for most employers.
- The teacher said that a medical emergency would be an acceptable excuse for missing the exam.
- Having a family crisis is generally considered an acceptable excuse for taking time off work.
- The judge ruled that temporary insanity was not an acceptable excuse for the crime.
- In professional settings, personal problems are rarely an acceptable excuse for poor performance.
- The company policy states that illness is an acceptable excuse for absence with proper documentation.
- Students must provide an acceptable excuse to make up missed assignments.
- The court did not find his financial difficulties to be an acceptable excuse for tax evasion.
- Being stuck in an elevator would be an acceptable excuse for arriving late to a meeting.
- The principal decided that the student's explanation was an acceptable excuse for the absence.