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Meanings of pardon in English

Catalan
pardon
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Breton religious ceremony.

          Related terms
          pardon
          Portuguese
          perdão
          Catalan
          indult
          Spanish
          amnistía

          The formal act of liberating someone.

                perdão
                Portuguese
                perdoar
                Catalan
                perdonar
                Spanish
                disculpar

                To stop blaming someone for an offense.

                      perdoar
                      Russian
                      помилование
                      Portuguese
                      indulto
                      Catalan
                      indult
                      Spanish
                      indulto

                      Forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty.

                            помилование
                            Usage of pardon in English
                            1
                            Photo: 123RF State House said the pardon was based on compassionate grounds.
                            Radio NZ
                            2
                            A free pardon was sent to him in July of that year.
                            The Irish Times
                            3
                            He said: Not long ago he appealed to me for a pardon.
                            The Guardian
                            4
                            I pardon him and wish him a good life, the president said.
                            Reuters
                            5
                            Those who wish to ask pardon for their treasons may do so.
                            A clash of kings
                            6
                            Go thou to Allora; pardon thy children; take them to thy home.
                            Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
                            7
                            So in Jarkino the woodman craves pardon of the tree he fells.
                            The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
                            8
                            Your pardon, Speaker, but I feel that the answer is not satisfactory.
                            Second Foundation
                            9
                            Christ for us is our pardon; Christ in us is our life.
                            Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
                            10
                            Libya said the pardon violated bilateral accords it had signed with Bulgaria.
                            Reuters
                            11
                            Earlier this month, a judge annulled a pardon granted to her father.
                            Reuters
                            12
                            I proposed pardon for the rebels and the ballot for the blacks.
                            History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
                            13
                            I pardon you; this is the first great day of your life.
                            Egmont
                            14
                            I beg your pardon; I do not mean preaching on the Sabbath.
                            Catharine Furze
                            15
                            Doing finely, thank you; and, pardon me, but the general is signalling.
                            Tonio, Son of the Sierras: A Story of the Apache War
                            16
                            You must pardon my involuntary indiscretion in proposing to turn in here.
                            Equality
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                            Translations for pardon
                            Pardon through the time
                            Pardon across language varieties
                            United Kingdom
                            Common
                            United States of America
                            Less common
                            New Zealand
                            Less common
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