单词 | pre-pardon |
释义 | pre-pardonn. rare. Pardon beforehand; a pardon for an offence before it is committed. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] > pardon before or after offence post-pardon1625 pre-pardon1625 after-pardon1853 1625 J. Donne First Serm. King Charles 38 A Præ-pardon, by way of Dispensation, in wisedome before a Lawe bee broken, is not a Destroying of this foundation. 1642 King Charles I Declar. 12 Aug. 15 With a prepardon for whatsoever they should do under colour of these Offices. 1996 Re: Dole to concede on Election Eve? in alt.fan.dan-quayle (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Oct. So he can pardon all Whitewater related parties including a pre-pardon for wife Hillary. 1997 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 22 May b2 Maybe I should seek pre-pardon from the offended for blaspheming a basketball god like this, but it's an emperor-has-no-clothes thing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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