pardon
Meanings
Plural: pardons
Noun
- the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- the formal act of liberating someone
- Forgiveness for an offence.
- 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.
Verb
- accept an excuse for
- grant a pardon to
- "Ford pardoned Nixon"
- "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
- To forgive (a person).
- To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
- To grant an official pardon for a crime.
Intj
- Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdonare, from per- + donare, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.
Synonyms
amnesty, clemency, excuse, forgiveness, free pardon
Scrabble Score: 9
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