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Synonyms for pardon

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for pardon

to grant forgiveness to or for

the act or an instance of forgiving

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Synonyms for pardon

the act of excusing a mistake or offense

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

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the formal act of liberating someone

accept an excuse for

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grant a pardon to

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This was Trump's rationale for posthumously pardoning boxer Jack Johnson, the victim of a racially based railroading in 1913.
(25.) See infra note 59 and accompanying text (discussing federal law granting states pardoning power for immigration purposes).
CJP gave these remarks during the course of hearing of pardoning in the name of Allah, compromise in murder case of Muhammad Arif from Mandi Baha ud Din here Wednesday.
Patriarchy and the Chief Prosecutor's Office also gave their recommendations on pardoning to President of Georgia.
(22) Thus, Hamilton concluded: "Humanity and good policy conspire to dictate, that the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as possible fettered or embarrassed." (23)
& CRIMINOLOGY 1169, 1195-1200 (2010) [hereinafter Love, Pardon Power]; Margaret Colgate Love, Fear of Forgiving: Rule and Discretion in the Theory and Practice of Pardoning, 13 FED.
LAHORE, November 29, 2010 (Balochistan Times): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issuing stay order on President Asif Ali Zardari from pardoning Aasia Bibi in the blasphemy case has summoned the federation and Governor Punjab on Dec 6.
This report provides an overview of the scope of the President's pardoning power, the legal effects of a pardon, and the procedures that have traditionally been adhered to in the consideration of requests for pardons.
Bush seemed reluctant to acquiesce in pardoning Mr.
Perhaps as a result, and also perhaps because of Bush's handling of issues relating to Somalia, Saddam Hussein, and nuclear arms treaties that received significant attention after the November election, there is no evidence that Bush's image suffered as a result of pardoning Weinberger.
St Francis, in his prayer, reminds us that ``it is in pardoning that we are pardoned.