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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pardon \Par"don\ (p[aum]r"d'n), noun [F., fr. pardonner to pardon. See {Pardon}, verb (used with an object)]
1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
Pardon, my lord, for me and for my tidings. --Shak.
But infinite in pardon was my judge. --Milton.
Usage: Used in expressing courteous denial or contradiction; as, I beg your pardon; or in indicating that one has not understood another; as, I beg pardon; or pardon me?. [1913 Webster +PJC]
2. An official warrant of remission of penalty.
Sign me a present pardon for my brother. --Shak.
3. The state of being forgiven. --South.
4. (Law) A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from {amnesty}, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
Syn: Forgiveness; remission. See {Forgiveness}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pardon \Par"don\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Pardoned} (p[aum]r"d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pardoning}.] [Either fr. pardon, noun, or from F. pardonner, LL. perdonare; L. per through, thoroughly, perfectly + donare to give, to present. See {Par-}, and {Donation}.]
1. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant. --2 Kings v. 18.
I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardon me. --Shak.
2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
I pray thee, pardon my sin. --1 Sam. xv. 25.
Apollo, pardon My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle! --Shak.
3. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. --Shak.
4. To give leave (of departure) to. [Obs.]
Even now about it! I will pardon you. --Shak.
{Pardon me}, forgive me; excuse me; -- a phrase used also to express courteous denial or contradiction, or to request forgiveness for a mild transgression, such as bumping a person while passing. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn: To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; acquit. See {Excuse}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pardon
noun
1: the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn: {forgiveness}]
2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: {amnesty}]
3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {amnesty}, {free pardon}]
verb
1: accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands" [syn: {excuse}]
2: grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
110 Moby Thesaurus words for "pardon": absolution, absolve, accept, acquit, acquittal, acquittance, allow, allowance, amnesty, benevolence, clear, clearance, clearing, clemency, commiseration, compassion, compurgation, condolence, condonation, condone, decontaminate, destigmatization, destigmatize, destigmatizing, discharge, disculpation, dismiss, dismissal, dispense from, exculpate, exculpation, excusal, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exemption, exonerate, exoneration, favor, feeling, forbear, forbearance, forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, free, give absolution, give quarter, grace, grant amnesty to, grant forgiveness, grant immunity, grant remission, have mercy upon, have pity, humanity, immunity, indemnification, indemnity, indulge, indulgence, justification, justify, kindness, leniency, let go, let off, let up on, liberate, melt, mercy, mitigation, nonpros, overlook, overlooking, pathos, pity, purgation, purge, purging, quarter, quash the charge, quietus, quittance, redemption, relax, release, relent, relief, remission, remission of sin, remit, reprieve, ruth, self-pity, set free, shrift, shrive, small-town, spare, sparing, sympathy, take pity on, thaw, tolerate, verdict of acquittal, vindicate, vindication, whitewash, withdraw the charge
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pardon the forgiveness of sins granted freely (Isa. 43:25), readily (Neh. 9:17; Ps. 86:5), abundantly (Isa. 55:7; Rom. 5:20). Pardon is an act of a sovereign, in pure sovereignty, granting simply a remission of the penalty due to sin, but securing neither honour nor reward to the pardoned. Justification (q.v.), on the other hand, is the act of a judge, and not of a sovereign, and includes pardon and, at the same time, a title to all the rewards and blessings promised in the covenant of life.
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