All pardon synonyms
parΒ·don
P p verb pardon
- excuse β Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
- condone β If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
- manumit β to release from slavery or servitude.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- lifeboat β a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- exonerate β (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
- disenthralled β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- disenthralling β to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- lap up β (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- amnestied β a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- let off β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- exculpate β Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
- go along with β permit, consent to
- feel for β to perceive or examine by touch.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- bailed β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- absolve β If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- justify β to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- get the hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- depurate β to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
- disimprison β to release from imprisonment.
noun pardon
- grace β William Russell, 1832β1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880β88.
- acquittal β Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
- exoneration β The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
- indulgence β the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- lifesaver β a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- compassionateness β The state or quality of being compassionate.
- extrication β The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
- delivery β Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- absolution β If someone is given absolution, they are forgiven for something wrong that they have done.
- lenience β the quality or state of being lenient.
- exculpation β The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- condonation β the act of condoning, esp. of implying forgiveness by overlooking an offense
- caritas β charity
- interregnum β an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
- commute β If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
- compurgation β (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- amnesty β An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
adverb pardon
- deplorably β causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- indefensibly β In an indefensible manner.
- defensibly β capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.