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pardon
[ pahr-dn ]
noun
- kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- Law.
- a release from the penalty of an offense; a remission of penalty, as by a governor.
- the document by which such remission is declared.
- forgiveness of a serious offense or offender.
Synonyms: remission, absolution
- Obsolete. a papal indulgence.
verb (used with object)
interjection
- (used, with rising inflection, as an elliptical form of I beg your pardon, as when asking a speaker to repeat something not clearly heard or understood.)
pardon
/ ˈpɑːdən /
verb
- to excuse or forgive (a person) for (an offence, mistake, etc)
to pardon someone
to pardon a fault
noun
- forgiveness; allowance
- release from punishment for an offence
- the warrant granting such release
- a Roman Catholic indulgence
sentence substitute
- Alsopardon meI beg your pardon
- sorry; excuse me
- what did you say?
Derived Forms
- ˈpardonably, adverb
- ˈpardonable, adjective
- ˈpardonless, adjective
Other Words From
- pardon·a·ble adjective
- pardon·a·ble·ness noun
- pardon·a·bly adverb
- pardon·less adjective
- non·pardon·ing adjective
- un·pardon·a·ble adjective
- un·pardon·a·bly adverb
- un·pardoned adjective
- un·pardon·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pardon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pardon1
Idioms and Phrases
see beg to differ ; excuse me .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His main qualification for the job appears to be pushing Trump to pardon war criminals.
He is reported by US media to have successfully lobbied Trump during his first presidency to pardon servicemen accused of war crimes.
Recently, perhaps hoping to improve his image, he began pardoning small groups of prisoners.
“A pardon will be life changing,” said Evans, who was a member of the West Virginia legislature when he and at least 2,000 others stormed the Capitol in 2021.
The governor’s office offered a brief description of each person who received a pardon on Monday.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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