Associations to the word «Pardon»
Noun
- Amnesty
- Repentance
- Parole
- Offence
- Treason
- Forgiveness
- Sinner
- Convict
- Sin
- Sentence
- Nixon
- Felony
- Imprisonment
- Conviction
- Atonement
- Deserter
- Entreaty
- Jacobite
- Indulgence
- Mercy
- Executioner
- Clinton
- Proclamation
- Conspirator
- Offender
- Offense
- Culprit
- Punishment
- Criminal
- Prison
- Petition
- Rebellion
- Excellency
- Rebel
- Crime
- Governor
- Penance
- Execution
- Plea
- Mademoiselle
- Reconciliation
- Libby
- Highness
- Fault
- Accomplice
- Prisoner
- Majesty
- Guilt
- Confederate
- Quixote
- Gallows
- Murderer
- Scaffold
- Madame
- Abbe
- Traitor
- Verdict
- Prosecution
- Folly
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
PARDON, noun. Forgiveness for an offence.
PARDON, noun. (legal) 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.
PARDON, verb. (transitive) To forgive.
PARDON, verb. (transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
PARDON, verb. (transitive) (legal) To grant an official pardon for a crime; unguilt.
PARDON, interjection. Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
PARDON MY FRENCH, verb. (idiomatic) To excuse the speaker's swearing or bad language.
Dictionary definition
PARDON, noun. The act of excusing a mistake or offense.
PARDON, noun. A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense.
PARDON, noun. The formal act of liberating someone.
PARDON, verb. Accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands".
PARDON, verb. Grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.