excuss

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Definition of excuss in English English dictionary

To proceed against a principal debtor where there are either joint debtors or debtors and sureties

To shake off

To examine (a document)

{v} to seize by law, detain property

To inspect; to investigate; to decipher

To seize and detain by law, as goods

To shake off; to discard

{f} get rid of, discard; seize by law (goods or property); examine, inspect; investigate; decipher

Hyphenation

ex·cuss

Etymology

() Latin excussus (past participle of excutere (“to shake off”)).