Sekirov Dictionary

pardon

UK /ˈpɑːdn̩/US /ˈpɑɹdn̩/

exclamation 1
verb 3
noun 2
forms 5
phrases 1

exclamation1

please say that again, used when you do not hear or understand what someone says

verb3

•
To forgive (a person).
- O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! — 1599
•
To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
- I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. — 1596
•
To grant an official pardon for a crime.
- The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence. — 1900

noun2

•
Forgiveness for an offence.
- […] a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends; […] — 1748
•
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.
- The President[…]shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

forms

pardoned · pardoning · pardoneth · pardons · pardonest

Phrases with pardon

pardon my French
To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.

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