pardon

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But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing IX In the morning Dr. Mulbridge drove back to Corbitant, and in the evening Libby came over from New Leyden with Maynard, in a hired wagon.

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  1. transitive verb To release (a person) from punishment; exempt from penalty: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor.
  2. transitive verb To let (an offense) pass without punishment.
  3. transitive verb To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry. See Synonyms at forgive.
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  • In the meantime, as the pardon process shuffles on with little accountability and few overarching principles, the best move for prisoners seeking a pardon is to get publicity, and lots of it. —  t r u t h o u t
  • Even though there are voices arguing for a pardon -- Patterico and me, to name two with some standing as we were slagged by Hiltzik anonymously -- the lawyers are asking each other how do they look the other way when the Code says "all Times products alike." —  Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
  • He handled the pardon issue maladroitly, failing even to insist that Nixon give up his presidential papers and tapes or issue a statement of contrition before granting him a pardon, and timing it just before the midterm elections, allowing it to do maximum damage to the GOP candidates. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Nicole Corcoran, the governor's spokeswoman, on Wednesday confirmed the pardon was the first in Sebelius 'six years as governor. —  Kansas City Star: Front Page
  • In 1833, Marshall held that a pardon was a deed "to the validity of which delivery is essential and delivery is not complete without acceptance." —  AfterDowningStreet.org - Bush-Cheney Trials in '09
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forgiveness ·  permission ·  mercy ·  amnesty ·  salvation ·  bless ·  apology ·  kindness ·  indulgence ·  absolution ·  punishment ·  repentance

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pardon:   pardons ·  pardoned
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner, from Vulgar Latin *perdōnāre, to give wholeheartedly : Latin per-, intensive pref.; see per- + Latin dōnāre, to present, forgive (from dōnum, gift; see dō- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner, pardonner, perdoner, French pardonner = Spanish perdonar = Portuguese perdoar = Italian perdonare, from Middle Latin perdonare, give, concede, indulge, spare, pardon, from Latin per, through, + donare, give, from donum, a gift: see per- and donate.
  2. from Middle English pardon, pardoun, pardun, (Old French pardon, pardun, French pardon = Spanish perdon = Portuguese perdão = Italian perdono, from Middle Latin perdonum, indulgence, pardon; from the verb.
 

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