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Meaning of 'pardon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pardon [ v. t.]
- The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
- An official warrant of remission of penalty.
- The state of being forgiven.
- A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
- To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
- To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
- To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
- To give leave (of departure) to.

Meaning of 'pardon' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pardon [ v]
Meaning (1):
- grant a pardon to
Example in sentence:
  • Ford pardoned Nixon;
  • The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President
Meaning (2):
- accept an excuse for
Example in sentence:
  • Please excuse my dirty hands

Nearby Words:

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