Pardon | Mean of pardon in English Dictionary

/ˈpɑɚdn̩/

• Verb
• to officially say that someone who is guilty of a crime will be allowed to go free and will not be punished
1. pardon a criminal
• to say that someone should not be blamed for thinking, doing, or saying something
1. Voters can/should/could be pardoned for thinking this election would be different.
• to officially say that a person, country, etc., does not have to pay (a debt)
1. The group wants the debt of the world's poorest countries to be pardoned. [=forgiven]
• Noun

• an act of officially saying that someone who was judged to be guilty of a crime will be allowed to go free and will not be punished
1. The governor granted him a pardon.
2. She received a presidential/royal pardon. [=a pardon from a president or a king or queen]
• forgiveness for something
1. He asked/begged my pardon for taking so much of my time.