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
In jurisprudence, an excuse or justification is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation.his is an example of a purely mitigatory defense in that, in the few situations when it is allowed to operate, it only reduces the level of criminal liability. In most legal systems, it cannot extinguish liability. It is a natural part of human nature that people get angry when they are provoked.