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Synonyms for pardon
ˈpɑr dnpar·don
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
pardonverb
To pardon is to let pass, as a fault or sin, without resentment, blame, or punishment. Forgive has reference to feelings, pardon to consequences; hence, the executive may pardon, but has nothing to do officially with forgiving. Personal injury may be forgiven by the person wronged; thus, God at once forgives and pardons; the pardoned sinner is exempt from punishment; the forgiven sinner is restored to the divine favor. To pardon is the act of a superior, implying the right to punish; to forgive is the privilege of the humblest person who has been wronged or offended. In law, to remit the whole penalty is equivalent to pardoning the offender; but a part of a penalty may be remitted and the remainder inflicted, as where the penalty includes both fine and imprisonment. To condone is to put aside a recognized offense by some act which restores the offender to forfeited right or privilege, and is the act of a private individual, without legal formalities. To excuse is to overlook some slight offense, error, or breach of etiquette; pardon is often used by courtesy in nearly the same sense. A person may speak of excusing or forgiving himself, but not of pardoning himself. Compare ABSOLVE; PARDON, n.
Synonyms:
absolve, acquit, condone, excuse, forgive, overlook, pass by, pass over, remitAntonyms:
castigate, chasten, chastise, condemn, convict, correct, doom, punish, recompense, scourge, sentence, visitpardonnoun
Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.
Synonyms:
absolution, acquittal, amnesty, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, remissionAntonyms:
penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeancePreposition:
A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
forgiveness, pardonnoun
the act of excusing a mistake or offense
Synonyms:
free pardon, forgiveness, amnestypardon, amnestynoun
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
Synonyms:
free pardon, forgiveness, amnestyamnesty, pardon, free pardonverb
the formal act of liberating someone
Synonyms:
free pardon, forgiveness, amnestyexcuse, pardonverb
accept an excuse for
"Please excuse my dirty hands"
Synonyms:
relieve, rationalize, explain, let off, beg off, excuse, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justifypardonverb
grant a pardon to
"Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
Synonyms:
excuse
Editors Contribution
repeat
if you couldn't get any thing spoken by someone you could use once please pardon me
Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pardonverb
pardonverb
pardonnoun
Synonyms:
forgiveness (especially of a grave offence after conviction, and granted to a specified person), remission (of a penalty incurred), absolution, grace, mercy, AMNESTY
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pardonnoun
Synonyms:
absolution, remission, amnesty, forgiveness, condonationAntonyms:
retribution, vengeance, retaliation, implacability, penaltypardonverb
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#4043 | grace | |
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#7347 | exempt | |
#8158 | mercy | |
#8557 | excuse | |
#9531 | justify | |
#12860 | forgive | |
#13192 | amnesty | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15033 | apologize | |
#15356 | forgiveness | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#20010 | overlook | |
#21253 | oblivion | |
#24731 | remit | |
#25987 | remission | |
#31029 | apologise | |
#39252 | condone | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#43547 | clemency | |
#50293 | forbearance | |
#52432 | acquittal | |
#56356 | reprieve | |
#57038 | absolution | |
#58047 | gracia | |
#59389 | pardons | |
#74511 | absolve | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#155698 | pardoning |
How to use pardon in a sentence?
As far as I know, that question has never been litigated. That question has never arisen, that question may or may not arise, but it's one that calls for legal analysis of what the scope of the pardon power is. So because it would be opining on an open question, when I haven't gone through the judicial process to decide it, it's not one in which I can offer a view.
Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor:
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board hearing is not designed to be a substitute for a trial before a jury. The juries heard evidence about Coddington's childhood environment and brain development during the sentencing phase of the trials, the jury also concluded that James Coddington was a continuing threat to society -- both inside and outside of prison walls.
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace Where there is hatred let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light Where there is sadness, joy.
I think if the president decided that he was going to pardon himself, I think that it is almost self-executing impeachment.
What drives my view is the meaning of the word pardon – forgiveness, to forgive someone else.
Translations for pardon
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- عذر, إبراء, غفر, صفح, عفا, إعفاء, عفوArabic
- indult, perdó, perdonar, indultarCatalan, Valencian
- milostCzech
- vergeben, Vergebung, verzeihen, Verzeihung, Begnadigung, begnadigenGerman
- συχώρεση, συγγνώμη, αμνηστεία, χάρηGreek
- pardonoEsperanto
- perdón, indultar, indulto, perdonarSpanish
- armahdus, armahtaa, anteeksiantoFinnish
- pardon, grâce, gracier, pardonnerFrench
- mathScottish Gaelic
- maihnysManx
- kegyelem, bocsánatHungarian
- 恩赦, 許す, 容赦, 勘弁, 赦免, 許しJapanese
- veniamLatin
- murunga, muruMāori
- gratiërenDutch
- tilgi, benådning, benåde, tilgivelseNorwegian
- łaskaPolish
- indulto, perdoar, absolvição, perdão, absolver, indultarPortuguese
- помиловать, помилование, прощать, прощение, проститьRussian
- benådan, benådning, benåda, förlåtaSwedish
- மன்னிப்புTamil
- tha thứVietnamese
- pardönVolapük
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