Pardon synonyms
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An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
(Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
Postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrant ordering this
Exonerate is defined as to relieve someone of a duty, or prove innocent.
To free (a person or thing) of or from something
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
forgiveness (related)
The action of forgiving.
forgive-and-forget
A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.
The definition of a release is a letting go, setting free or relief.
(Now historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
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The act of indulging
To clear of guilt or blame.
To transmit (money) in payment.
(Chem.) To free from combination in a compound
(Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
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To format (a paragraph, for example) so that the lines of text begin and end evenly at a straight margin.
suspend charges
To reduce punishment
put on probation
To reduce punishment
grant amnesty to
To reduce punishment
To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
punishment (antonym)
Harsh or injurious treatment
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condemnation (antonym)
The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
conviction (antonym)
punish (antonym)
To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:
penalize (antonym)
To make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)
sentence (antonym)
To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
mercy (related)
The definition of mercy is compassionate treatment, having a capacity to forgive or showing kindness.
kindness (related)
An instance of kind behavior:
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freeing (related)
A statement granting pardon, sense 1
free (related)
Free means to release or let go.
forgive (related)
To give up all claim to punish or exact penalty for (an offense); overlook
Capable of being pardoned.
(Roman Catholic Church) Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.
A formal freeing (from guilt or obligation); forgiveness
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The forgiveness, purposeful disregard, or tacit approval by a victim of another’s illegal or objectionable act, especially by treating the other person as if nothing happened.
In criminal law, to clear a person, to release or set him free, or to discharge him from an accusation of committing a criminal offense after a judicial finding that he is not guilty of the crime or after the court or prosecution determines that the case should not continue after the criminal trial has started. See also autrefois acquit and double jeopardy.
The definition of commute means to travel between home and work, or to change one thing for another.
To give or add grace or graces to; decorate; adorn
To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
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To vindicate is defined as to clear someone of criticism or blame.
implacability (antonym)
The quality or state of being implacable.
penalty (antonym)
A punishment fixed by law, as for a crime or breach of contract
retaliation (antonym)
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
retribution (antonym)
(Theology) Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
vengeance (antonym)
Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.
blame (antonym)
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
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chastisement (antonym)
The act of chastising.
ostracization (antonym)
forgive
condemn (antonym)
The definition of condemn is to state that someone or something is wrong or evil or to sentence to punishment.
ostracize (antonym)
To exclude from a group or society:
chastise (antonym)
To scold or condemn sharply
damn (antonym)
To swear at by saying “damn”
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free pardon
the formal act of liberating someone
repent (related)
(Law) The act by which a creditor extends time for payment of a debt or forgoes for a time the right to enforce legal action on the debt
To give up the use or possession of; part with or give up conveniently
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Find another word for pardon. In this page you can discover 70 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pardon, like: excuse, exoneration, exculpation, reprieve, exonerate, clear, set-free, discharge, forgiveness, forgive-and-forget and clemency.