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Pardon
ˈpɑːdn
Pardon definitions
noun
pardon
pardons
- the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence
"he obtained pardon for his sins"
- a cancellation of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction
"he offered a full pardon to five convicted men"
- an indulgence, as widely sold in medieval Europe
verb
pardon
pardoned
pardoning
pardons
- forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence)
"I know Catherine will pardon me"
- release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offence or conviction, and often implicitly from blame
"he was pardoned for his treason"
- used to indicate that someone is justified in doing or thinking a particular thing given the circumstances
"one can be pardoned the suspicion that some of his errors were deliberate"