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1. Accept an excuse for
   "Please pardon my dirty hands";
   - excuse
    
2. (law) grant a pardon to
   "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
    
3. Stop blaming or grant forgiveness
   - forgive

1. The act of excusing a mistake or offence
   - forgiveness
    
2. (law) a warrant granting release from punishment for an offence
   - amnesty
    
3. (law) the formal act of liberating someone
   - amnesty, free pardon

1. Indicates incomprehension, a request to repeat for clarification
   - eh, huh, what, excuse me, come again, sorry, I beg your pardon

Derived forms: pardons, pardoning, pardoned

Type of: benignity, clemency, concede, grant, kindness, mercifulness, mercy, warrant, yield

Encyclopedia: Pardon Pardon, Indemnity and Oblivion Act