LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of availability is whether someone or something can be accessed or used. An example of availability is when a classmate can meet to discuss a project on a certain date.
excuse - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; he kept finding excuses to stay; every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job; his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
Search Legal Terms and Definitions. Browse: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z. Search the Definitions. n. a defendant's excuse for committing a crime due to sudden anger or heartbreak, in order to eliminate the element of premeditation.. This usually arises in murder or attempted murder cases, when a spouse or sweetheart finds his/her beloved having sexual intercourse with another and shoots or stabs one or both of the coupled pair.