Definitions for Pardon
ˈpɑr dnPar·don

forgiveness, pardon(noun)
the act of excusing a mistake or offense
pardon, amnesty(noun)
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
amnesty, pardon, free pardon(verb)
the formal act of liberating someone
excuse, pardon(verb)
accept an excuse for
"Please excuse my dirty hands"
pardon(verb)
grant a pardon to
"Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

pardon(Noun)
Forgiveness for an offence.
Etymology: pardonen from pardoner from *, from per- + donare, a loan-translation of a word represented by *, from fir- + geban. Akin to fargeban, firgeban, forgiefan. More at forgive.
pardon(Noun)
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.
Etymology: pardonen from pardoner from *, from per- + donare, a loan-translation of a word represented by *, from fir- + geban. Akin to fargeban, firgeban, forgiefan. More at forgive.
pardon(Verb)
To forgive.
Etymology: pardonen from pardoner from *, from per- + donare, a loan-translation of a word represented by *, from fir- + geban. Akin to fargeban, firgeban, forgiefan. More at forgive.
pardon(Verb)
To grant an official pardon for a crime; unguilt.
Etymology: pardonen from pardoner from *, from per- + donare, a loan-translation of a word represented by *, from fir- + geban. Akin to fargeban, firgeban, forgiefan. More at forgive.

Pardon(verb)
the act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution
Pardon(verb)
an official warrant of remission of penalty
Pardon(verb)
the state of being forgiven
Pardon(verb)
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
Pardon(verb)
to absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender
Pardon(verb)
to remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses
Pardon(verb)
to refrain from exacting as a penalty
Pardon(verb)
to give leave (of departure) to

Pardon
A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty; it is usually granted by a head of state or by acts of a parliament or a religious authority. Clemency means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation of the penalty associated with it. It is a general concept that encompasses several related procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves. Commutation or remission is the lessening of a penalty without forgiveness for the crime; the beneficiary is still considered guilty of the offense. A reprieve is the temporary postponement of punishment, often with a view to a pardon or other review of the sentence. Today, pardons are granted in many countries when individuals have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society, or are otherwise considered to be deserving. Pardons are sometimes offered to persons who are wrongfully convicted or claim they have been wrongfully convicted. Some believe accepting such a pardon implicitly constitutes an admission of guilt as a pardon does not set aside the conviction, so in some cases the offer is refused. Cases of wrongful conviction are nowadays more often dealt with by appeal than by pardon however, a pardon is sometimes offered when innocence is undisputed to avoid the costs of a retrial. Clemency plays a very important role when capital punishment is applied.

Pardon
pär′don, v.t. to forgive, said either of an offender or of a crime: to pass by without punishment or blame: to set free from punishment: to let off without doing something.—n. forgiveness, either of an offender or of his offence: remission of a penalty or punishment: a warrant declaring a pardon: a papal indulgence.—adj. Par′donable, that may be pardoned: excusable.—n. Par′donableness.—adv. Par′donably.—n. Par′doner, one who pardons: formerly, one licensed to sell papal indulgences.—p.adj. Par′doning, disposed to pardon: forgiving: exercising the right or power to pardon: conferring authority to grant pardon.—Pardon me, excuse me—used in apology and to soften a contradiction. [Fr. pardonner—Low L. perdonāre—L. per, through, away, donāre, to give.]

pardon
The gazetted amnesty or remission of penalty for deserters who return to their duty; the same as act of grace.

pardon
The act of to forgive.
The Presidential pardon was just for these gentlemen as they were reflecting the collective at that time.
Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2019

Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Pardon' in Written Corpus Frequency: #726
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Pardon' in Nouns Frequency: #2090

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Pardon in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Pardon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Devon Sayers:
We appreciate President Trump's sentiment, but a pardon is unnecessary, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Muhammad Ali in a unanimous decision in 1971. There is no conviction from which a pardon is needed.
Richard Painter:
What drives my view is the meaning of the word pardon – forgiveness, to forgive someone else.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon:
We are certain that there is forgiveness, because there is a Gospel, and the very essence of the Gospel lies in the proclamation of the pardon of sin.
White House:
The Framers did not envision the use of the presidential pardon power to encourage criminal acts at the President's direction, as the Committee continues its investigation into whether to recommend articles of impeachment, it is imperative that we are able to obtain information about ongoing presidential misconduct and abuses of power.
Sheriff Arpaio:
I would accept [a pardon], but we’ll see what happens, [I]t doesn’t matter because I’m still going to support him as long as he is the president of the United States because that’s the way I am. I don’t desert for political reasons. I’ll stick with him.