Pardon

/ˈpɑɹ.dən/

noun

  1. Forgiveness for an offence.

  2. An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.

verb

  1. To forgive (a person).

  2. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.

  3. To grant an official pardon for a crime.

interjection

  1. Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

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