to accept an excuse
11Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Lynching and the Excuse for It (1901) — ▪ Primary Source In the twenty years after 1885 there were more lynchings in the United States than legal executions. The great majority of victims were African Americans, who, after a brief period of political power in the South during… …
12ac|cept — «ak SEHPT», transitive verb. 1. to take or receive (what is offered or given); consent to take: »I accept your gift gratefully. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under receive. 2. to consent to; say yes to: »She asked me to go to the party and I accepted her… …
13Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá — A seminal document, written in three stages by Abdu l Bahá. Several sections were written under imminent threat of harm. The first section was probably written in 1906. This document constitutes one of the central and defining pieces of Bahá í… …
14Sataspes — was a Persian navigator and cavalry commander whose name is derived from Sat (=100 sad) and Asp (= Horse, Asb). He is also credited with originating the term horse latitudes .Sataspes had been condemned to death for kidnapping the daughter of a… …
15Internet censorship in Pakistan — The Government of Pakistan censors all Internet traffic by means of routing all connections through a central exchange which is administered by the [http://www.pie.net.pk/Pakistan Internet Exchange] . Furthermore Pakistani ISPs are also under… …
16The Midnight Patrol — For the television cartoon, see Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone. The Midnight Patrol The Boys in their patrol car Directed by Lloyd French …
17Your Five Gallants — is a Jacobean comedy by Thomas Middleton. It falls into the sub genre of city comedy. Allusions in the play point to a date of authorship of 1607.The play was entered into the Stationers Register on March 22, 1608. The quarto published by… …
18Accepted — Accept Ac*cept ([a^]k*s[e^]pt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster] 1. To receive with a consenting mind (something… …
19Accepting — Accept Ac*cept ([a^]k*s[e^]pt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster] 1. To receive with a consenting mind (something… …
20international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
