to pardon
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈpɑrdən/
- Formal
:
indultar
- After serving his time, he hoped the president would pardon him.
- pardon those convicted
- the president pardons
- pardon someone for crimes
And today, the president also pardoned Saudi Arabia.
- And today, the president also pardoned Saudi Arabia.
- I want to remind you that this man pardoned cop beaters.
- Maybe he can't pardon himself, but even that isn't clear.
- And Trump pardoned him for refusing.
- Would you pardon Hunter Biden if he gets convicted?
- A bunch of Democrats clutched their pearls when Biden pardoned his son.
- You know, President Trump was on track to pardon Joe.
- Wouldn't Nikolai have like immediately pardoned him?
- What's new here is the California congressman Dana Rohrabacher and his bizarre attempt to get Trump to pardon Julian Assange.
- Like if you pardon one person who's been deemed a traitor of what keeps you from pardoning a future trader or a past trader, right?
- I saw that he pardoned some people, including those guys, those that killed those people in Iraq.
- Because I don't want to pardon before my trial.
Examples
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Of course, the big question now is, can Trump legally pardon himself?
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Labeled a model prisoner, after only 14 years into his life sentence, the governor, garnering favor among his constituents, would pardon him.
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You can then become president and, and, and, and pardon prior crimes.
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The governor's gonna pardon him.
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Would you pardon Hunter Biden if he gets convicted?
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There's always the chance the president will pardon you.
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Will you pardon me, Colonel Dax?
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Newsome was pardoned and freed, but not until he had spent 15 years in prison.
Academic text (2000) -
Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan pardoned Wilson on September 29, 1995.
Academic text (1997) -
President Prio, under intense public pressure, pardoned Chibas after Chibas spent one month in prison.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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1.4
To stop feeling angry at someone or yourself for a mistake
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7.2
Make someone officially free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
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7.0
To officially pardon a group so they are not punished
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
How Official
- Formal
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3.9
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pardon comes from the old Latin word perdonare, made from per- 'completely' and donare 'to give'. So to pardon someone officially is to 'give' complete forgiveness and free them from punishment.