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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•don /ˈpɑrdən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- forgiveness for a wrong done to one:I beg your pardon.
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- Lawa legal release from the punishment for an unlawful act, given by a government official:The president issued him a full and complete pardon.
v. [~ + object] - (used without a subject as a polite command) to excuse;
forgive:Pardon me for interfering. - to release (a person) from the penalty for an unlawful act.
interj. - (used with a rise in the voice at the end, when asking another speaker to repeat something):Pardon? I didn't quite catch that.
par•don•a•ble, adj. par•don•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•don (pär′dn),USA pronunciation n. - kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
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- a release from the penalty of an offense;
a remission of penalty, as by a governor. - the document by which such remission is declared.
- forgiveness of a serious offense or offender.
- [Obs.]a papal indulgence.
v.t. - to make courteous allowance for or to excuse:Pardon me, madam.
- to release (a person) from liability for an offense.
- to remit the penalty of (an offense):The governor will not pardon your crime.
interj. - (used, with rising inflection, as an elliptical form of I beg your pardon, as when asking a speaker to repeat something not clearly heard or understood.)
- Medieval Latin perdōnāre to remit, overlook, literally, to forgive, equivalent. to Latin per- for- (see per-) + dōnāre to give; see donate; Medieval Latin verb, verbal perh. a translation from Gmc
- Old French pardon (noun, nominal) remission, indulgence, noun, nominal derivative of pardoner (verb, verbal)
- Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal) 1250–1300
par′don•a•ble, adj. par′don•a•ble•ness, n. par′don•a•bly, adv. par′don•less, adj. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged absolution, remission. Pardon, amnesty, reprieve are nouns referring to the cancellation, or delay with the possibility of eventual cancellation, of a punishment or penalty assigned for the violation of a military regulation or a civil law; absolution from guilt is not implied, merely a remission of the penalty. A pardon is granted to an individual, often by the action of a government official such as a governor, president, or monarch, and releases the individual from any punishment due for the infraction of the law, as a death sentence, prison term, or fine:to be released from prison with a full pardon.An amnesty is a pardon granted to a group of persons for past offenses against a government; it often includes an assurance of no future prosecution:to grant amnesty to political prisoners; an amnesty period for delinquent taxpayers during which no penalties are assessed.A reprieve is a delay of impending punishment, especially a death sentence; it does not cancel or remit the punishment, it simply delays it, usually for a specific period of time or until a decision can be arrived at as to the possibility of pardon or reduction of sentence:a last-minute reprieve, allowing the filing of an appeal to the Supreme Court.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acquit, clear. See excuse.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forgive, absolve, condone, overlook.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged censure, blame.
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