Meaning of pardon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forgiveness for an offence
2. Forgiveness for an offence.
   countable, uncountable
3. sorry, pardon me (excuse me)
4. 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
5. To grant forgiveness to or for:condone, excuse, forgive, remit.
6. 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.
   countable, uncountable
7. sorry, pardon (I didn't hear you)
8. To forgive (a person)
9. The act or an instance of forgiving:absolution, amnesty, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, remission.
10. To refrain from exacting as a penalty
11. used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said. Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence? verskoon my عَفْواً، العَفْو моля? desculpe prosím? wie bitte? undskyld? πώς είπατε; (επιφ.) ¡perdón!, ¿cómo? kuidas palun? ببخشید؛ چی فرمودید anteeksi pardon?סליחה माफ करें oprostite nisam dobro čuo tessék? maaf afsakaðu? ha? (prego?) もう一度言って下さい (당신이 한 말을 이해하지 못 했으니) 다시 말씀 해 주시겠습니까? atsiprašau! dovanokite! kā, lūdzu? maaf wat zegt u? hva behager? Słucham? و بښی desculpe Pardon?, Pofti...
12. mercy
13. To grant an official pardon for a crime
14. to say one is sorry (usually for having offended someone else etc). I've come to beg (your) pardon for being so rude this morning. verskoning vra يَطلُب العَفْو съжалявам pedir desculpas omluvit se jemanden um Verzeihung bitten undskylde; bede om tilgivelse ζητώ συγγνώμη pedir perdón/disculpas a alguien andeks paluma عذرخواهی pyytää anteeksi demander pardon à מחילה खेद जताना oprostiti bocsánatot kér minta maaf kepada biðjast fyrirgefningar/afsökunar chiedere perdono/scusa a qualcuno 謝まる (~에게)...
    usually
15. I'm sorry. I beg your pardon – what did you say? I wasn't listening. jammer, verskoon my مُتأسِّف съжалявам peço desculpas promiňte; prosím? wie bitte? undskyld?; hvad siger du? πώς είπατε, παρακαλώ; perdón, perdone, disculpe vabandage ببخشید anteeksi je vous demande pardonסליחה कृपया मुझे माफ कीजिए, कृपया मेरे रास्ते से हट जाइये क्योंकि मैं जाना चाहता हूं oprostite nisam dobro čuo, molim? elnézést kérek ... maaf afsakaðu, fyrirgefðu (scusa/scusi) 失礼 (당신이 한 말을 듣지 못 했으니) 다시 말씀 해 주시겠습니까? atsipr...
16. expressing a polite apology, especially for not agreeing with someone. Pardon me for interrupting you. verskoon my عَفواً، العَفْو извинете desculpe-me promiňte, že Verzeihung undskyld?; hvadbehager? με συγχωρείτε ¡perdón!, Vd. perdone vabandage مرا ببخشید که anteeksi excusez-moi סליחה मुझे क्षमा करें oprostite što smetam Bocsánat ... maaf afsakaðu (scusa/scusi/scusate) すみません 죄송합니다 atleiskite, dovanokite atvainojiet!; piedodiet! maafkan saya neemt u mij niet kwalijk unnskyld, (men ...) przepr...
    especially
17. To release (a person) from punishment or disfavor for wrongdoing or a fault: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor. See Synonyms at forgive.
18. To allow (an offense or fault) to pass without punishment or disfavor.
19. To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry.
20. The act of pardoning.

Equivalents

Examples

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

“According to this logic, the pardons Balteira gained on her pilgrimage should have revirginated her, and would have if she had an 'iron box', or a firm dedication to her Christian faith, with which to guard her chastity.””

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

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from July^([sic – meaning January]) 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.”

“But the president's most irreversible, almost God-like power is the authority granted to him under Article II, Section 2, of the United States Constitution, "to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses Against the United States. . . ." The power is absolute-even a serial killer could be pardoned-and utterly unreviewable. It cannot be rescinded by the next president. The president may grant a pardon before a trial, after a trial, or without a trial. Once granted, a pardon can never be taken away.”

“A source familiar with Trump legal strategy says his team believes Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter has set a new precedent for presidents to issue expansive pardons to their children – and this could be something Trump chooses to do before he leaves office.”

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