pardon

noun

/ˈpɑːdn̩/UK/ˈpɑɹdn̩/CA/ˈpaːdɘn/

Etymology

From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdonare, from per- + donare, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.

derived from perdonare
derived from pardoner
inherited from pardonen

Definitions

1
Forgiveness for an offence.
- […] a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends; […]
- According to this logic, the pardons Balteira gained on her pilgrimage should have revirginated her, and would have if she had an 'iron box', or a firm dedication to her Christian faith, with which to guard her chastity.”
2
An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future…
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.
- The President[…]shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
3
To forgive (a person).
- O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
- I hope you will not find he has outstepped the truth more than may be pardoned, in consideration of the motive.
- Well! the King of France died pardoning & pitying all those who had tortured his Soul & Body, a great Pattern for us all.
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1. 4
  To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
  - I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it.
2. 5
  To grant an official pardon for a crime.
  - The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.
  - President Donald Trump says he pardoned Trevor Milton, the CEO of now-defunct hydrogen and electric truck firm Nikola, in part because he believed Milton was persecuted for supporting Trump’s political ambitions.
3. Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

The neighborhood

Derived

begging your pardon, beg pardon, beg someone's pardon, I beg your pardon, pardonee, Pardongate, pardonless, pardonmonger, Paschal pardon, prepardon, self-pardon, pardonable, pardoner, pardon me, pardon mon français, pardon my French, pardon the expression, unpardonable, unpardoning

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pardon. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at pardon. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at pardon

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA