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  • 1free pardon — n BrE law the official act of forgiving someone for a crime …

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  • 2free pardon — noun the formal act of liberating someone • Syn: ↑amnesty, ↑pardon • Derivationally related forms: ↑pardon (for: ↑pardon), ↑amnesty (for: ↑ …

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  • 3free pardon — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms free pardon : singular free pardon plural free pardons legal British an official statement that someone who has previously been found guilty of a crime is now known not to have committed it …

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  • 4free pardon — /fri ˈpadn/ (say free pahdn) noun Australian History an absolute pardon …

  • 5free pardon — noun Brit. an unconditional remission of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction …

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  • 6free pardon — noun (C) law the official act of forgiving someone for a crime …

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  • 7pardon — 1. noun 1) pardon for your sins Syn: forgiveness, absolution, clemency, mercy, leniency, remission 2) he offered them a full pardon Syn: reprieve, free pardon, amnesty, exoneration, release …

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  • 8pardon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ conditional ▪ general ▪ The king issued a general pardon to all those involved in the rebellion. ▪ free (BrE) …

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  • 9pardon — n., v., & int. n. 1 the act of excusing or forgiving an offence, error, etc. 2 (in full free pardon) a remission of the legal consequences of a crime or conviction. 3 RC Ch. an indulgence. v.tr. 1 release from the consequences of an offence,… …

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  • 10pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt …

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