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

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

Derived forms: pardoned, pardoning, pardons

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

Encyclopedia: Pardon, Indemnity and Oblivion Act