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pardon /ˈpɑːd(ə)n /noun [mass noun]1The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence: he obtained pardon for his sins...- The Pope is asked more and more to be more specific in his asking for pardon, for forgiveness, vis-a-vis, the Jews.
- The religion of love lives now, the Torah of forgiveness and pardon rules among the people… Now you'll see what glad tidings I will bring to you.
- I can understand the Day of Atonement, because it is a day of forgiveness and pardon and on it the second Tablets of the Law were given.
Synonyms forgiveness, absolution, remission, clemency, mercy, lenience, leniency, condonation historical indulgence 1.1 [count noun] A cancellation of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction: he offered a full pardon to five convicted men...- There was public feeling that notwithstanding the granting of the pardons the conviction should be quashed.
- He could grant full or partial pardons; he could make them conditional or unconditional.
- To be sure, governors do sometimes exercise quasi-judicial functions - for example, in granting pardons to convicted offenders.
Synonyms reprieve, free pardon, general pardon, amnesty, exoneration, exculpation, release, acquittal, discharge rare oblivion 1.2 [count noun] Christian Church An indulgence, as widely sold in medieval Europe.According to Geoff Egan, a medieval finds specialist at the Museum of London, the seals were most likely attached to papal indulgences, which could be corruptly bought from the Church as a pardon for a lifetime's sins....- An arrested Christian could receive a pardon simply by offering incense on a Roman altar, but many refused to do so, citing scripture passages urging faith in the one God.
- In medieval times a practice of dealing in pardons developed.
verb [with object]1Forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence): I know Catherine will pardon me...- Please pardon any errors in this chapter and future ones.
- Kindly pardon our errors and shortcomings in reciting the above Gurbani.
- Is it ever possible for another person to pardon sins when the guilt remains?
Synonyms forgive, absolve, have mercy on, be merciful to, deal leniently with; excuse, condone, overlook rare remit 1.1Release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offence or conviction, and often implicitly from blame: he was pardoned for his treason...- When these men appear in leet records it is often to intervene in cases to persuade bailiffs to pardon offenders.
- Pursuant to English common law, the King had flexible powers to pardon offenses either before or after indictment, conviction or sentencing.
- Eventually the defendants were released and pardoned by the state governor.
Synonyms exonerate, acquit, amnesty, exculpate; let off, grant a pardon to, reprieve, release, free, spare 1.2 ( be pardoned) 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...- Before the great auk became extinct in the 1840s, you could have been pardoned for making the classic mistake and supposing there were penguins in the Arctic as well as the Antarctic, the cold north as well as the cold south.
- One could be pardoned for thinking, your Honours, that in 1988 the New South Wales Parliament thought that they were getting rid of those.
exclamationA request to a speaker to repeat something because one did not hear or understand it: ‘Pardon?’ I said, cupping a hand to my ear...- Excuse me, sorry, excuse me, sorry, pardon!
- Claudia Kramatschek gives a very instructive insight into Pakistani literature - pardon, into Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, Punjabi and Balochi literature.
- It's best known for its fresh seafood, but, yes, you can get French fries - pardon, pommes frites.
PhrasesI beg your pardon (or pardon me) if you'll pardon the expression pardon me for —— OriginMiddle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare 'concede, remit', from per- 'completely' + donare 'give'. RhymesBaden, Baden-Baden, Coloradan, garden, harden, lardon, Nevadan |