1 Thu., Oct. 15, 2015 7:25 PM CDT Live New Orleans Saints vs. Falcons The New Orleans Saints take on the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. A LAWFUL EXCUSE is a defence that may be raised by the defendant at trial. The onus/burden is on the defendant that even though they were breaking a law, they have a legal reason why they did it, and thus should not be found guilty.EXAMPLE.nswered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. A LAWFUL EXCUSE is a defence that may be raised by the defendant at trial. The onus/burden is on the defendant that even though they were breaking a law, they have a legal reason why they did it, and thus should not be found guilty.
1 to serve as an apology or justification for; justify:Ignorance of the law excuses no one. 2  to release from an obligation or duty:to be excused from jury duty. 3  to seek or obtain exemption or release for (oneself):to excuse oneself from a meeting.