nnoun.actthe act of excusing a mistake or offenseSynset:forgiveness
Derivationally Related Form:pardon
Hypernyms:benignity kindness
Inherited Hypernyms:forgivenesskindnessactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:condonationexculpation
Full Hyponyms:condonationexculpation
nnoun.communicationa warrant granting release from punishment for an offenseTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:amnesty
Derivationally Related Form:pardonamnesty
Hypernyms:warrant
Inherited Hypernyms:pardonwarrantwritlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe formal act of liberating someoneTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:amnesty free pardon
Derivationally Related Form:pardonamnesty
Hypernyms:clemency mercifulness mercy
Inherited Hypernyms:amnestyclemencyleniencetoleranceallowancelicenseauthorizationmanagementsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:amnestyclemencyleniencetoleranceallowancelicenseauthorizationmanagementsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationaccept an excuse forSynset:excuse
Examples:- Please excuse my dirty hands
Derivationally Related Form:pardonexcuse
Hypernyms:forgive
Inherited Hypernyms:excuseforgiveconcedeagree
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationgrant a pardon toTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Examples:- Ford pardoned Nixon
- The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President
Derivationally Related Form:pardonerpardon
Hypernyms:forgive
Inherited Hypernyms:pardonforgiveconcedeagree
Direct Hyponyms:amnesty
Full Troponyms:amnesty
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody something