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Meaning of pardon

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pardon
      n 1: the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn:
           {forgiveness}, {pardon}]
      2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
         [syn: {pardon}, {amnesty}]
      3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {amnesty},
         {pardon}, {free pardon}]
      v 1: accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands" [syn:
           {excuse}, {pardon}]
      2: grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving
         turkey was pardoned by the President"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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