| VERB | communication | pardon, excuse | accept an excuse for |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | pardon | grant a pardon / pardon to | |
| NOUN | act | pardon, forgiveness | the act of excusing a mistake or offense |
| communication | pardon, amnesty | a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense | |
| act | pardon, amnesty, free pardon | the formal act of liberating someone |
| Sounds | paa'rdahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of excusing a mistake or offense. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | forgiveness | |
| Narrower | condonation | A pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred |
| exculpation | The act of freeing from guilt or blame | |
| Broader | kindness, benignity | A kind act |
| Spanish | perdón, venia | |
| Catalan | perdó, vènia | |
| Verbs | pardon | accept an excuse for |
| Meaning | A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | amnesty | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | warrant | A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
| Spanish | amnistía, indulto, perdón | |
| Catalan | amnistia, indult, perdó | |
| Verbs | pardon | grant a pardon / pardon to |
| Meaning | The formal act of liberating someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | amnesty, free pardon | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | clemency, mercifulness, mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
| Spanish | amnistía, indulto, perdón | |
| Catalan | amnistia, indult, perdó | |
| Verbs | pardon | grant a pardon / pardon to |
| Meaning | Accept an excuse for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | excuse | |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Spanish | disculpar, excusar, indultar, perdonar | |
| Catalan | disculpar, dispensar, excusar, indultar, perdonar | |
| Nouns | pardon | the act of excusing a mistake or offense |
| Meaning | grant a pardon / pardon to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Examples |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | amnesty | grant a pardon / pardon to (a group of people) |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Spanish | amnistiar, indultar, perdonar | |
| Catalan | absoldre, dispensar, excusar, indultar, perdonar | |
| Nouns | pardon | the formal act of liberating someone |
| pardon | a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense | |
| pardoner | a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences | |
| pardoner | a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | |
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