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pardon

/ˈpɑɹdn̩/

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What does pardon mean?

noun

  1. Forgiveness for an offence.
  2. 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

  1. To forgive (a person).
More meanings (3)

verb

  1. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
  2. To grant an official pardon for a crime.

interjection

  1. Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpɑɹdn̩/

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O, pardon me, that I descend so low, To show the line and the predicament Wherein you range under this subtle King.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
He had returned, during their absence, from a journey to the county town, about a petition for the pardon of some criminal.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
More book examples (3)
I begged Sergeant’s Cuff’s pardon, but I am afraid I did it with watery eyes, and not in a very becoming way.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
“The dust in the curtains, if you will pardon me for hinting such a thing, has parched my throat to a crisp.”
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
Pardon me, sir,” I resumed, “but this liberty is only what every prisoner has of pacing his prison. It cannot suffice us.”
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164