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pardonnoun release from the guilt or penalty of an offensethe criminal is hoping for a presidential pardon absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, remission, remittal paroleacquittal, exculpation, exoneration, vindicationcondonationexemption, immunity, impunity, indemnitycommutation, commuting, reprieveclemency, leniency, mercy penalty, punishment, retribution conviction, sentenceassessment, charge, fine, imposition, levyingcastigation, chastening, chastisement, condemnation pardonverbto cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness towardhe eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized forgive absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicateremit, shrivecondone, disregard, excuse, ignore, pass over, shrug offdischarge, liberate, redeem, release, unburden resent abhor, abominate, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, loatheavenge, redress, requite, retaliate, revengediscipline, penalize, punish to dismiss as of little importanceI'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at) explain, justify, rationalizeabsolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicatewaive, wave (aside or off) close one's eyes to, forgive and forget heed, mark, mind, note, object (to) v.excuse, condone, pardon, forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress.excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these.excuse an interruption excused them for interrupting Often the term implies extenuating circumstances.injustice excuses strong responses condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it.a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense.pardon a criminal forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings.could not forgive their rudeness in the 14th century |