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excuss

American  
[ik-skuhs] / ɪkˈskʌs /

verb (used with object)

Law.

  1. to take possession of (goods) by legal authority.

Other Word Forms

  • excussion noun

Etymology

Origin of excuss

1560–70; < Latin excussus, past participle of excutere to shake out, drive out, send forth, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + -cussus, combining form of quassus, past participle of quatere to shake; disturb

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I was for til excuss, I had some excuse.

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