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Synonyms for pardon
ˈpɑr dnpar·don

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  1. pardonverb

    To pardon is to let pass, as a fault or sin, without resentment, blame, or punishment. Forgive has reference to feelings, pardon to consequences; hence, the executive may pardon, but has nothing to do officially with forgiving. Personal injury may be forgiven by the person wronged; thus, God at once forgives and pardons; the pardoned sinner is exempt from punishment; the forgiven sinner is restored to the divine favor. To pardon is the act of a superior, implying the right to punish; to forgive is the privilege of the humblest person who has been wronged or offended. In law, to remit the whole penalty is equivalent to pardoning the offender; but a part of a penalty may be remitted and the remainder inflicted, as where the penalty includes both fine and imprisonment. To condone is to put aside a recognized offense by some act which restores the offender to forfeited right or privilege, and is the act of a private individual, without legal formalities. To excuse is to overlook some slight offense, error, or breach of etiquette; pardon is often used by courtesy in nearly the same sense. A person may speak of excusing or forgiving himself, but not of pardoning himself. Compare ABSOLVE; PARDON, n.

    Synonyms:
    absolve, acquit, condone, excuse, forgive, overlook, pass by, pass over, remit

    Antonyms:
    castigate, chasten, chastise, condemn, convict, correct, doom, punish, recompense, scourge, sentence, visit

  2. pardonnoun

    Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.

    Synonyms:
    absolution, acquittal, amnesty, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, remission

    Antonyms:
    penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeance

    Preposition:
    A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pardon

    Synonyms:
    forgive, condone, absolve, acquit, remit, excuse, overlook

    Antonyms:
    condemn, punish, visit

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. forgiveness, pardonnoun

    the act of excusing a mistake or offense

    Synonyms:
    free pardon, forgiveness, amnesty

  2. pardon, amnestynoun

    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

    Synonyms:
    free pardon, forgiveness, amnesty

  3. amnesty, pardon, free pardonverb

    the formal act of liberating someone

    Synonyms:
    free pardon, forgiveness, amnesty

  4. excuse, pardonverb

    accept an excuse for

    "Please excuse my dirty hands"

    Synonyms:
    relieve, rationalize, explain, let off, beg off, excuse, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify

  5. pardonverb

    grant a pardon to

    "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

    Synonyms:
    excuse

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  1. repeat

    if you couldn't get any thing spoken by someone you could use once please pardon me

    Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  

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  1. pardonverb

    Synonyms:
    remit, overlook, pass over

  2. pardonverb

    Synonyms:
    FORGIVE, absolve, excuse, acquit

  3. pardonnoun

    Synonyms:
    forgiveness (especially of a grave offence after conviction, and granted to a specified person), remission (of a penalty incurred), absolution, grace, mercy, AMNESTY

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  1. pardonnoun

    Synonyms:
    absolution, remission, amnesty, forgiveness, condonation

    Antonyms:
    retribution, vengeance, retaliation, implacability, penalty

  2. pardonverb

    Synonyms:
    absolve, remit, forgive, condone

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How to use pardon in a sentence?

  1. Sheriff Arpaio:

    I would accept [a pardon], but we’ll see what happens, [I]t doesn’t matter because I’m still going to support him as long as he is the president of the United States because that’s the way I am. I don’t desert for political reasons. I’ll stick with him.

  2. Fox News:

    The President out the door needs to pardon The President out the door whole family and The President out the door.

  3. The Justice Department:

    Stephen Alford is alleged to have been involved in a scheme to obtain money based upon false promises or guarantees Stephen Alford made to the victim that Stephen Alford could deliver a Presidential Pardon for a family member of the victim.

  4. Richard Primus:

    I think it’s pretty clear that there’s a right answer, and that answer is self-pardon should not be regarded as valid. A power to self-pardon would violate the basic rule-of-law principle that no person should be allowed to adjudicate his own case.

  5. Asharq News correspondent Sally Othman:

    ... Pardon me, I am not able to continue the reporting the authorities have prevented me just now from continuing, pardon me.


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