Definition of "excused" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of excuse. (verb)

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• "James Harrison has been excused from the Pittsburgh Steelers practice today as he continues to mull retirement in the wake of the NFL's crackdown on dangerous and illegal hits."
• "Is this another case of special people being excused from the standards they demand of everyone else?"
• "Colorado F Cody McCormick was excused from the team for personal reasons. ..."