Word Meaning

pardon definition and meaning

v. t. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
v. t. An official warrant of remission of penalty.
v. t. The state of being forgiven.
v. t. A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
v. t. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
v. t. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
v. t. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
v. t. To give leave (of departure) to.

Crossword clues for pardon

- Absolve
- Excuse
- Forgive
- Forgive or excuse