Pardon

Quick meaning: Pardon is a noun meaning Forgiveness for an offence.

Meaning

Forgiveness for an offence.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To forgive (a person).
2. (transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
3. (transitive, law) To grant an official pardon for a crime.
4. Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
5. (law) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.

Example Sentences

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!

I hope you will not find he has outstepped the truth more than may be pardoned, in consideration of the motive.

[…] a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends; […]

The President[…]shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

Word Forms

• pardons
• pardoning
• pardoned

Synonyms for pardon

Depending on context, synonyms include clemency, amnesty, excuse, forgiveness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include forgiveness, excuse, amnesty, condone, forgive, apologize.

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