It is referred to as the mitotic spindle during mitosis , a process that produces genetically identical daughter cells, or the meiotic spindle during meiosis , a process that produces gametes with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell. Besides chromosomes, the spindle apparatus is composed of hundreds of proteins .
Excuse. In jurisprudence, an excuse or justification is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation. Exculpation is related concept which reduces or extinguishes a person's culpability and therefore a person's liability to pay compensation to the victim of a tort in the civil law.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain. 2  take over, relieve(verb) free someone temporarily from his or her obligations. 3  exempt, relieve, free(verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to.