Definisjon av pardon på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
pardon - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
		amnesty
		warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
pardon - the formal act of liberating someone
		amnesty, free pardon
		clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
pardon - the act of excusing a mistake or offense
		forgiveness
		benignity, kindness the quality of being kind and gentle
		condonation a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred
Verb
pardon - grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
		forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		amnesty grant a pardon to (a group of people)
pardon - accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
		excuse
		forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

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Substantiv
pardon - Forgiveness for an offence.
pardon - 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
pardon - To forgive.
pardon - To grant an official pardon for a crime; unguilt.

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. It is granted by a head of state, such as a monarch or president, or by a competent church authority. Commutation is an associated term, meaning the lessening of the penalty of the crime without forgiving the crime itself.

pardon
To stop blaming someone for an offense.
pardon
An interjection that indicates that a person doesn't understand and invites the other person to repeat it.
pardon
A warrant granting release from punishment for an offence.