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leithscéal
  1.  apology(n m1)
  2.  excuse(n m1)
  3.  pretext(n m1)
Usage
  1. leithscéal lag = flimsy excuse
  2. leithscéal leapa = a makeshift bed
  3. leithscéal bailí = valid excuse
  4. gabh mo leithscéal = excuse me!
  5. gabh mo leithscéal! = sorry!
  6. gabh mo leithscéal? = sorry?
  7. chuir siad ó dhoras le leithscéal é = they fobbed him off with an excuse(vt:)
  8. leithscéal a gabháil (le duine as rud) = to apologize (for something to somebody)
  9. más rud é go mainníonn duine gan cúis ná leithscéal cóir déanamh de réir ordú beidh sé ciontach i gcion = a person who without just cause or excuse disobeys a direction shall be guilty of an offence
  10. aon duine a mhainneoidh gan leithscéal réasúnach a mbeidh a chruthú air féin taifead a thabhairt ar aird = any person who without reasonable excuse proof of which shall lie on him fails to produce a record
  11. ar aon suim a bheith tairgthe dó maidir le caiteachais i leith a láithrithe, nach ndéanfaidh, gan chúis ná leithscéal cóir, de réir an ordaithe = having had tendered to him any sum in respect of his attendance ... without just cause or excuse disobeys the direction