Definition of pardon

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Pardon (v. t.) To give leave (of departure) to.

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Forgive :: Forgive (v. t.) To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending..
Grace :: Grace (n.) The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon..
Grace :: Grace (n.) The divine favor toward man; the mercy of God, as distinguished from His justice; also, any benefits His mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of acceptance with God; enjoyment of the divine favor..
Condone :: Condone (v. t.) To pardon; to forgive.
Pardonably :: Pardonably (adv.) In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably.
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
Reprobate :: Reprobate (v. t.) To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon.
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it..
Irremission :: Irremission (n.) Refusal of pardon.
Cure :: Cure (n.) A curate; a pardon.
Probator :: Probator (n.) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation..
Condonation :: Condonation (n.) The act of condoning or pardoning.
Remission :: Remission (n.) Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc..
Remitter :: Remitter (n.) One who pardons.
Irremissible :: Irremissible (a.) Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes..
Pardon :: Pardon (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..
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
Approvement :: Approvement (n.) a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in the United States..
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) The state of being forgiven.
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