Roleset excuse.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "relieve of guilt":

Roles:

Arg0:excuser


Arg1:excused


Arg2:crime

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
Courts have ruled that taxpayers must submit to TCMP audits, but the IRS will excuse from the fullscale rigors anyone who was audited without change for either 1986 or 1987.
Arg0:	the IRS
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	excuse
Arg2-from:	the fullscale rigors
Arg1:	anyone who was audited without change for either 1986 or 1987

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full
There is effectively an arg1 "me": Please excuse me for my handwriting.

missing excused (-)
A GOP Senate fund-raising letter from Sen. Burns of Montana is made to appear personally written, and its opening line is, ``Please *trace* excuse my handwriting.''
Arg0:
REL:	excuse
Arg2:	my handwriting

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


missing agent (-)
In other earthquake-related news, Hambrecht & Quist's OTC market makers were excused *trace* from trading yesterday and its positions were frozen for the day by the National Association of Securities Dealers.
ArgM-LOC:	In other earthquake-related news
REL:	excused
Arg1:	*trace* -> Hambrecht & Quist's OTC market makers
Arg2-from:	trading
ArgM-TMP:	yesterday

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: full


social construct (-)
"*trace* Excuse me," John said after emitting a thunderclap-like belch at the dinner table.
Arg0:	*trace*
REL:	excuse
Arg1:	me

This actually is rather different than pardon, so perhaps the different classes are appropriate.