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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Pardon

Pär'don, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PARDONED; p. pr. & vb. n. PARDONING.] [Fr. pardonner, Pr. perdonnar, perdonar, Sp. perdonar, It. & L. Lat. perdonare, from Lat. per, through, thoroughly, perfectly, and donare, to give, to present.]

Sense 1. To remit as the consequences of a fault or a crime; to refrain from exacting as a penalty.

I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. Shak.

Sense 2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; — applied to the offense and the offender; to discharge from liability to reproof or penalty; to forgive; — applied to offenses.

I pray thee, pardon my sin. 1 Sam. xv. 25.

Pardon me, forgive me; excuse me; — a phrase used when one asks for excuse, or makes an apology, often used when a person means civilly to deny or contradict what another affirms.

Synonyms— To forgive; absolve; excuse; remit; acquit.

Pär'don, n.

noun

n. [Fr. pardon, Pr. perdo, Sp. perdon, It. perdono, L. Lat. perdonum. See supra.]

Sense 1. Remission of a penalty; as, an amnesty is a general pardon.

Sense 2. The release of an offense, or of the exposure of the offender to suffer a penalty, or to bear the displeasure of the offended party; forgiveness; as, to seek pardon for a fault.

Synonyms—Forgiveness; remission. See FORGIVENESS.