Related Clues:

• Excuse - appeal
• Request - appeal
• Appeal - excuse
• (and 14) Enjoyment - gratification
• Defence - excuse - appeal
• Answer made by the accused to the charge
• Excuse — pretext
• Self-defense, e.g
• "Guilty," for one
• "Give me another chance," e.g
• "Have mercy on me!" e.g
• "Don't hurt me!" e.g
• Jump over legal term perhaps
• Guilty, for example
• Court answer