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Pardon   /pˈɑrdən/   Listen
noun
Pardon  n.  
1.
The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution. "Pardon, my lord, for me and for my tidings." "But infinite in pardon was my judge." Used in expressing courteous denial or contradiction; as, I beg your pardon; or in indicating that one has not understood another; as, I beg pardon; or pardon me?.
2.
An official warrant of remission of penalty. "Sign me a present pardon for my brother."
3.
The state of being forgiven.
4.
(Law) A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amnesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
Synonyms: Forgiveness; remission. See Forgiveness.


verb
Pardon  v. t.  (past & past part. pardoned; pres. part. pardoning)  
1.
To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; applied to the offender. "In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant." "I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardon me."
2.
To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; applied to offenses. "I pray thee, pardon my sin." "Apollo, pardon My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle!"
3.
To refrain from exacting as a penalty. "I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it."
4.
To give leave (of departure) to. (Obs.) "Even now about it! I will pardon you."
Pardon me, forgive me; excuse me; a phrase used also to express courteous denial or contradiction, or to request forgiveness for a mild transgression, such as bumping a person while passing.
Synonyms: To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; acquit. See Excuse.





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"Pardon" Quotes from Famous Books



... restraint between them. She was almost ready to beg his pardon, for all the coolness there had been between them, ...
— The Exploits of Elaine • Arthur B. Reeve
... footmen[190] of Lunigiana, who, seeing Tedaldo, made towards him and said, 'Give you good day, Faziuolo.' Whereto Tedaldo in his brothers' presence answered, 'You mistake me.' The others, hearing him speak, were abashed and cried him pardon, saying, 'Forsooth you resemble, more than ever we saw one man favour another, a comrade of ours called Faziuolo of Pontremoli, who came hither some fortnight or more agone, nor could we ever since learn what is come of him. Indeed, we marvelled ...
— The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio • Giovanni Boccaccio
... I said. "You must pardon me. I hope you will soon be better," and I closed the door behind me with his ...
— The Holladay Case - A Tale • Burton E. Stevenson
... Pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I or those I represent to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended ...
— Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence - The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of - Slavery to the Present Time • Various
... to the gold-locked gates and peer between the bars, hoping to see God walking there as formerly. But God walked no more. As He had climbed back into Heaven, He had destroyed the sky-blue stairs behind Him. There was no way in which the Man could reach Him to ask His advice or pardon. ...
— Christmas Outside of Eden • Coningsby Dawson


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