verb
- past tense and past participle of pardon; forgave or excused someone for an offense or mistake
- past tense and past participle of pardon; officially released someone from punishment for a crime
Usage: legal
Examples
- The governor pardoned the wrongly convicted man after new evidence emerged.
- She pardoned his rude behavior because he was having a difficult day.
- The president pardoned several non-violent offenders on his last day in office.
- He was pardoned for his past mistakes and given a second chance.
- The king pardoned the rebels who had surrendered peacefully.
- I pardoned her interruption since the news was urgent.