English

Pronunciation
a|Canada|US IPA|/�p�rd�n/
:audio|en-us-pardon.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��(r)d�n

Noun
en-noun

1. forgiveness|Forgiveness for an offence.

#*1748: Samuel Richardson, Clarissa
#*:a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends;

1. law An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.

#*1974: President Gerald Ford, Proclamation 4311
#*:I... have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States ...

Translations
trans-top|forgiveness for an offence
Finnish: anteeksianto
German: Vergebung f, Verzeihung f
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trans-top|releasing order
Finnish: armahdus
German: Begnadigung f
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ttbc-top
ttbc|Hebrew: �נ�נ� (ĥanina) f
ttbc-mid
ttbc|Kurdish: KUchar|ب��خش��, KUchar|��ب��را�
ttbc|Spanish: indulto m
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To forgive.

#*1599: William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
#*:O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
#*1815: Jane Austen, Emma
#*:I hope you will not find he has outstepped the truth more than may be pardoned, in consideration of the motive.

1. context|transitive|law To grant an official pardon for a crime.

Derived terms
pardonable
pardoner
pardon me
pardon my French
unpardonable

Translations
trans-top|to forgive
Finnish: antaa anteeksi
German: verzeihen, vergeben
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trans-top|to grant an official pardon
Finnish: armahtaa
German: begnadigen
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ttbc|Arabic: اذ� � عذر
ttbc|French: grâce
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ttbc|Ido: indulgo
ttbc|Swedish: förlåta, ursäkta
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Interjection
en-intj|pos=pardon?

1. Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

#: Pardon?, What did you say?, Can you say that again?

Translations
trans-top|interjection
Finnish: anteeksi|Anteeksi?, Anteeksi kuinka?, mitä|Mitä? i|colloquial
German: Pardon?, Was? colloquial, Wie? colloquial, Wie bitte?, Wie meinen? dated
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Swedish: ursäkta?, förlåt?, va? i|highly colloquial
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Derived terms
I beg your pardon

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/pa�.d��/, SAMPA|/paR.dO~/
audio|en-us-pardon.ogg|Audio (US)

Interjection
infl|fr|interjection|head=pardon?

1. excuse me
2. sorry

Category:French phrasebook

Swedish

Noun
infl|sv|noun

1. mercy

Synonyms
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el:pardon
fr:pardon
ko:pardon
io:pardon
it:pardon
ku:pardon
hu:pardon
ja:pardon
pl:pardon
ru:pardon
fi:pardon
ta:pardon
vi:pardon
tr:pardon
zh:pardon

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