Definition of "pardon"
- noun
Forgiveness for an offence.
An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
- verb
To forgive.
To grant an official pardon for a crime; unguilt.
- interjection
Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
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