pardon
1. the act of excusing a mistake or offense (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
forgiveness
• Hypernyms:
kindness, benignity
• Hyponyms:
condonation, exculpation
2. a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
• Syn:
amnesty
• Derivationally related forms:
amnesty (for: amnesty)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
warrant
3. the formal act of liberating someone
• Syn:
amnesty, free pardon
• Derivationally related forms:
amnesty (for: amnesty)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
clemency, mercifulness, mercy
1. accept an excuse for (Freq. 2)
- Please excuse my dirty hands
• Syn:
excuse
• Derivationally related forms:
excuse (for: excuse)
• Hypernyms:
forgive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. grant a pardon to (Freq. 2)
- Ford pardoned Nixon
- The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President
• Derivationally related forms:
pardoner
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
forgive
• Hyponyms:
amnesty
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
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