1) Absolution 2) Absolve 3) Accept an excuse for 4) Amnesty 5) Benignity 6) Clear 7) Clemency 8) Conviction cancellation 9) Exculpation 10) Excuse 11) Excuse, forgive 12) Exonerate 13) Exoneration 14) Forgive 15) Forgive and forget 16) Forgiveness 17) Free 18) French word used in English 19) Grant a pardon to
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1) Absolve 2) Acquittal 3) Amnesty 4) Assoil 5) Clear 6) Condonation 7) Excuse 8) Forgive 9) Forgiveness 10) Free 11) Letoff 12) Let slide 13) Remit 14) Shrive
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- the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- the formal act of liberating someone
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1) v. to use the executive power of a Governor or President to forgive a person convicted of a crime, thus removing any remaining penalties or punishments and preventing any new prosecution of the person for the crime for which the pardon was given. A pardon strikes the conviction from the books as if it had never occurred, and the convicted person...
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Today, pardons are granted in many countries when individuals have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society, or are otherwise considered to be deserving. Pardons are sometimes offered to persons who are wrongfully convicted or who claim they have been wrongfully convicted. In some jurisdictions, accepting such a pardon implicitl...
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[ceremony] A Pardon is a typically Breton form of pilgrimage and one of the most traditional demonstrations of popular Catholicism in Brittany. Of very ancient origin, probably dating back to the conversion of the country by the Celtic monks, it is comparable to the parades associated with Saint Patrick`s Day in Ireland or New York. A Pardo...
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• (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) An official warrant of remission of penalty. • (v. t.) The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an off...
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in law, release from guilt or remission of punishment. In criminal law the power of pardon is generally exercised by the chief executive officer of ... [2 related articles]
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1. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; applied to the offender. 'In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant.' (2 Kings v. 18) 'I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardom me.' (Shak) ... 2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; applied to offenses. 'I pra...
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It refers to the act of the highest authority in the government who rules the law and has power to forgive someone who has commited crime or have been convicted of the crime thereby, restoring the rights of that person and releasing him/her of the present sentence. Normally President of the country has such powers to pardon and once such pardon are...
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being forgiven for an offence (NB that pardoning did not, usually, indicate that the convict was considered to be innocent or that any miscarriage of justice had taken place). A free pardon meant the convict would receive no punishment. A conditional pardon meant the convict would receive a lesser punishment, usually transportation
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Par'don noun [ French, from
pardonner to pardon. See
Pardon ,
transitive verb ]
1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution. «
Pardon , my lord, for me a...
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Par'don transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Pardoned ;
present participle & verbal noun Pardoning .] [ Either from
pardon , noun , or from French
pardonner , Late Latin
perdonare ; Latin
per through...
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A remission of punishment or penalty without indicating exoneration from guilt.
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Being forgiven for an offence. A free pardon meant the convict would receive no punishment. A conditional pardon meant the convict would receive a lesser punishment. For example, those pardoned from the death sentence were sometimes transported instead.
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Form of clemency releasing one from the penalties of a criminal conviction.
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[
n] - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense 2. [v] - grant a pardon to
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amnesty noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
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