noun🔗ShareForgiveness for an offence."My brother asked for pardon after arguing with our parents. "lawgovernmentpoliticsmoralreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn 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."The governor granted a full pardon to the wrongly convicted man, allowing him to finally start a new life. "governmentlawpoliticsrightstateguiltsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo forgive (a person)."My brother apologized for being late, and I pardoned him. "actionrightmorallawguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo refrain from exacting as a penalty."The teacher pardoned the student's late submission, allowing them to turn it in on time. "governmentpoliticslawrightactionguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grant an official pardon for a crime."The governor decided to pardon the wrongly convicted man after new evidence surfaced. "governmentpoliticslawrightguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareOften used when someone does not understand what another person says.""Pardon me, I didn't quite catch that. What did you say about the meeting time?" "communicationlanguageexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading