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absolution
The act of absolving or the state of being absolved.
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  1. The act of absolving or the state of being absolved.
  2. The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance.
  3. Remission (of sin or penalty for it); specif., in some churches, remission given by a priest in the sacrament of penance
grace
(Theol.) The unmerited love and favor of God toward human beings
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  1. (Theol.) The unmerited love and favor of God toward human beings
  2. Mercy; clemency.
  3. An excellence or power granted by God.
remission
The act or an instance of remitting
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  1. The act or an instance of remitting
  2. Forgiveness; pardon.
  3. Forgiveness or pardon, as of sins or crimes
amnesty
A pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
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  1. A pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
  2. A general pardon granted by a government:
  3. A pardon for past criminal offenses for a class or group of individuals who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted. Amnesty may be limited or conditional. For example, amnesty may be offered only to those who perform a certain act, such as community service, within a specific period of time. Also referred to as grant of amnesty. A pardon for past criminal offenses for a class or group of individuals who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted. Amnesty may be limited or conditional. For example, amnesty may be offered only to those who perform a certain act, such as community service, within a specific period of time. Also referred to as grant of amnesty.
leniency
The quality or condition of being lenient
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  1. The quality or condition of being lenient
  2. Lenient treatment, as in disciplining or sentencing
  3. A lenient act.
clemency
The grant by the president or by the governor of a state of an amnesty, pardon, or reprieve or of a commutation of a criminal sentence.
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  1. The grant by the president or by the governor of a state of an amnesty, pardon, or reprieve or of a commutation of a criminal sentence.
  2. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.
  3. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
exoneration
(Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
  2. An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation
discharge
A debtor’s release from a debt upon payment in full or upon adjudication of bankruptcy; the release of an inmate from prison; the termination of an employee; the act of releasing jurors from any further obligation, upon the giving of a verdict or the settlement or dismissal of the trial in which they serve. A debtor’s release from a debt upon payment in full or upon adjudication of bankruptcy; the release of an inmate from prison; the termination of an employee; the act of releasing jurors from any further obligation, upon the giving of a verdict or the settlement or dismissal of the trial in which they serve.
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  1. A debtor’s release from a debt upon payment in full or upon adjudication of bankruptcy; the release of an inmate from prison; the termination of an employee; the act of releasing jurors from any further obligation, upon the giving of a verdict or the settlement or dismissal of the trial in which they serve. A debtor’s release from a debt upon payment in full or upon adjudication of bankruptcy; the release of an inmate from prison; the termination of an employee; the act of releasing jurors from any further obligation, upon the giving of a verdict or the settlement or dismissal of the trial in which they serve.
  2. A discharging or being discharged
  3. A flowing out or pouring forth; emission; secretion:
excuse
A defense or justification of an individual’s act or failure to act; a defense in criminal law that an individual’s actions cannot constitute a crime because of coercion, or some other cause that places the actions beyond the individual’s volition or control. A defense or justification of an individual’s act or failure to act; a defense in criminal law that an individual’s actions cannot constitute a crime because of coercion, or some other cause that places the actions beyond the individual’s volition or control.
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  1. A defense or justification of an individual’s act or failure to act; a defense in criminal law that an individual’s actions cannot constitute a crime because of coercion, or some other cause that places the actions beyond the individual’s volition or control. A defense or justification of an individual’s act or failure to act; a defense in criminal law that an individual’s actions cannot constitute a crime because of coercion, or some other cause that places the actions beyond the individual’s volition or control.
  2. (Informal) An inferior example:
  3. A pretended reason for conduct; pretext
forbearance
Restraint under provocation.
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  1. Restraint under provocation.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
  3. (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.
conciliation
The action of bringing peace and harmony; the action of ending strife.
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  1. The action of bringing peace and harmony; the action of ending strife.
  2. (Law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.
  3. A method of alternative dispute resolution whereby a third party, who is usually but not necessarily neutral, meets with the parties and assists them to find a way to settle their dispute. See also arbitration, mediation, and summary proceeding.
reprieve
Postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrant ordering this
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  1. Postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrant ordering this
  2. A court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.
  3. A temporary suspension of a criminal sentence (usually the death penalty) for a certain period of time, usually for the purpose of examining new information or permitting an appeal to take place. A reprieve cannot prevent the ultimate carrying out of the judgment. See also clemency, commutation, pardon, and executive clemency. A temporary suspension of a criminal sentence (usually the death penalty) for a certain period of time, usually for the purpose of examining new information or permitting an appeal to take place. A reprieve cannot prevent the ultimate carrying out of the judgment. See also clemency, commutation, pardon, and executive clemency.
acquittal
The state of being found or proved not guilty.
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  1. The state of being found or proved not guilty.
  2. In contract law, the release or discharge from a debt or other contractual obligation.
  3. An acquitting; discharge (of duty, obligation, etc.)
exoneration
(Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
  2. An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation
indulgence
(Roman Catholic Church) The remission of punishment still due, especially in purgatory, for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.
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  1. (Roman Catholic Church) The remission of punishment still due, especially in purgatory, for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.
  2. An extension of time for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty.
  3. (R.C.Ch.) A partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven
amnesty
A pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
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  1. A pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
  2. A general pardon granted by a government:
  3. A pardon for past criminal offenses for a class or group of individuals who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted. Amnesty may be limited or conditional. For example, amnesty may be offered only to those who perform a certain act, such as community service, within a specific period of time. Also referred to as grant of amnesty. A pardon for past criminal offenses for a class or group of individuals who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted. Amnesty may be limited or conditional. For example, amnesty may be offered only to those who perform a certain act, such as community service, within a specific period of time. Also referred to as grant of amnesty.
release
A device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine
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  1. A device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine
  2. (--- Sports) The action of throwing a ball or propelling a puck:
  3. A document authorizing release, as from an obligation, from prison, etc.
discharge
A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.
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  1. A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.
  2. A debtor’s release from a debt upon payment in full or upon adjudication of bankruptcy; the release of an inmate from prison; the termination of an employee; the act of releasing jurors from any further obligation, upon the giving of a verdict or the settlement or dismissal of the trial in which they serve. A debtor’s release from a debt upon payment in full or upon adjudication of bankruptcy; the release of an inmate from prison; the termination of an employee; the act of releasing jurors from any further obligation, upon the giving of a verdict or the settlement or dismissal of the trial in which they serve.
  3. (Electricity) Release of stored energy in a capacitor by the flow of current between its terminals.
exonerate
To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate
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  1. To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate
  2. To relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.)
  3. To clear of guilt or responsibility, particularly to establish the innocence of a prisoner on death row. See also exculpate. To clear of guilt or responsibility, particularly to establish the innocence of a prisoner on death row. See also exculpate.
exculpate
To free from blame; declare or prove guiltless
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  1. To free from blame; declare or prove guiltless
  2. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another.
  3. To clear of guilt or blame.
clear
(Informal) All the way; completely:
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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  3. To remove the occupants of:
absolve
To free from guilt or suspicion; for example, when evidence proves that a suspect is innocent of a crime.
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  1. To free from guilt or suspicion; for example, when evidence proves that a suspect is innocent of a crime.
  2. To give religious absolution to
  3. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
remit
To let slacken; decrease
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  1. To let slacken; decrease
  2. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.
  3. To send (money) in payment
reprieve
To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain
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  1. To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain
  2. To bring relief to:
  3. To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.
acquit
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.
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  1. 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.
  2. To clear (a person) of a charge, as by declaring him or her not guilty; exonerate
  3. (Reflexive) To clear one’s self.
liberate
To release from slavery, oppression, enemy occupation, etc.
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  1. To release from slavery, oppression, enemy occupation, etc.
  2. (Slang) To obtain by illegal or stealthy action:
  3. (Chemistry) To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
discharge
(Electricity) To cause the release of stored energy or electric charge from (a battery, for example).
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  1. (Electricity) To cause the release of stored energy or electric charge from (a battery, for example).
  2. To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.
  3. To clear the record of the loan of (a returned library book).
spring
(Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
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  1. (Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
  2. To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:
justify
To supply good or lawful grounds for; warrant
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  1. To supply good or lawful grounds for; warrant
  2. (Law) To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).
  3. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid:
excuse
To explain (a fault or offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood; try to justify:
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  1. To explain (a fault or offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood; try to justify:
  2. To try to minimize or pardon (a fault); apologize or give reasons for
  3. To serve as justification for:
condone
To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
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  1. To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
  2. To forgive, pardon, or overlook (an offense)
overlook
To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.
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  1. To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.
  2. To fail to notice or consider; miss:
  3. To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.
exculpate
To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another.
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  1. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another.
  2. To free from blame; declare or prove guiltless
  3. To clear of guilt or blame.
condone
To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
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  1. To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
  2. To forgive, pardon, or overlook (an offense)
excuse
To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense:
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  1. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense:
  2. To serve as justification for:
  3. To give permission to leave; release:
forgive
To show forgiveness; be inclined to forgive
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  1. To show forgiveness; be inclined to forgive
  2. To relent in being angry or in wishing to exact punishment for (an offense or fault).
  3. To give up resentment against or stop wanting to punish (someone) for an offense or fault; pardon.
remit
(Obs.) To give up; surrender
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  1. (Obs.) To give up; surrender
  2. To forgive or pardon (sins, offenses, etc.)
  3. To let slacken; decrease
absolution
The statement of such remission
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  1. The statement of such remission
  2. The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance.
  3. Remission (of sin or penalty for it); specif., in some churches, remission given by a priest in the sacrament of penance
amnesty
A pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
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  1. A pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
  2. A general pardon granted by a government:
  3. A pardon for past criminal offenses for a class or group of individuals who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted. Amnesty may be limited or conditional. For example, amnesty may be offered only to those who perform a certain act, such as community service, within a specific period of time. Also referred to as grant of amnesty. A pardon for past criminal offenses for a class or group of individuals who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted. Amnesty may be limited or conditional. For example, amnesty may be offered only to those who perform a certain act, such as community service, within a specific period of time. Also referred to as grant of amnesty.
condonation
In family law, an act (especially participation in sexual relations) indicating forgiveness by one spouse of the other spouse’s improper conduct (such as adultery) when that wrongful conduct is a potential ground for divorce. In some states, condonation is an affirmative defense in a divorce action if the act asserted as grounds for the divorce is the act that was condoned, the act was not repeated after the condonation, and the spouse who acted wrongfully does not deny conjugal rights to the other spouse. See also connivance.
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  1. In family law, an act (especially participation in sexual relations) indicating forgiveness by one spouse of the other spouse’s improper conduct (such as adultery) when that wrongful conduct is a potential ground for divorce. In some states, condonation is an affirmative defense in a divorce action if the act asserted as grounds for the divorce is the act that was condoned, the act was not repeated after the condonation, and the spouse who acted wrongfully does not deny conjugal rights to the other spouse. See also connivance.
  2. 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.
  3. The forgiveness of matrimonial infidelity
excuse
(Informal) An inferior example:
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  1. (Informal) An inferior example:
  2. A pretended reason for conduct; pretext
  3. A defense or justification of an individual’s act or failure to act; a defense in criminal law that an individual’s actions cannot constitute a crime because of coercion, or some other cause that places the actions beyond the individual’s volition or control. A defense or justification of an individual’s act or failure to act; a defense in criminal law that an individual’s actions cannot constitute a crime because of coercion, or some other cause that places the actions beyond the individual’s volition or control.
forgiveness
Readiness to forgive.
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  1. Readiness to forgive.
  2. Inclination to forgive or pardon
  3. A forgiving or being forgiven; pardon
remission
A condition or period in which something is remitted.
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  1. A condition or period in which something is remitted.
  2. Forgiveness or pardon, as of sins or crimes
  3. Forgiveness; pardon.
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  • Pardon me, are you unwell?

  • "Pardon?" he asked, looking up from the wallet he rifled through.

  • Pardon the dark humor.

  • of France came to Italy to conquer Naples Piero decided to assist the latter kingdom, although the traditional sympathies of the people were for the French king, and when Charles entered Florentine territory and captured Sarzana, Piero went to his camp and asked pardon for opposing him.

  • "Oh, I beg your pardon," she said as if waking up.

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