Noun pardon has 3 senses
  1. forgiveness, pardon - the act of excusing a mistake or offense
    --1 is a kind of kindness, benignity
    --1 has particulars: condonation; exculpation
    Derived form: verb pardon1
  2. pardon, amnesty - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
    --2 is a kind of warrant
    Derived form: verb pardon2
  3. amnesty, pardon, free pardon - the formal act of liberating someone
    --3 is a kind of clemency, mercifulness, mercy
    Derived form: verb pardon2
,Verb pardon has 2 senses
  1. excuse, pardon - accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
    --1 is one way to forgive
    Derived form: noun pardon1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. pardon - grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
    --2 is one way to
    forgive
    Derived forms: noun pardon3, noun pardon2, noun pardoner1, noun pardoner2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody something
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