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Definition: Pardon |
PardonNoun1. The act of excusing a mistake or offense. 2. A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense. 3. The formal act of liberating someone. Verb1. Accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands". 2. Grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pardon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Bible | Pardon the forgiveness of sins granted freely (Isa. 43:25), readily (Neh. 9:17; Ps. 86:5), abundantly (Isa. 55:7; Rom. 5:20). Pardon is an act of a sovereign, in pure sovereignty, granting simply a remission of the penalty due to sin, but securing neither honour nor reward to the pardoned. Justification (q.v.), on the other hand, is the act of a judge, and not of a sovereign, and includes pardon and, at the same time, a title to all the rewards and blessings promised in the covenant of life. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are endeavoring to gain pardon for an offense which you never committed, denotes that you will be troubled, and seemingly with cause, over your affairs, but it will finally appear that it was for your advancement. If offense was committed, you will realize embarrassment in affairs. To receive pardon, you will prosper after a series of misfortunes. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Pardon also termed 'clemency'\ was originally a known as the royal prerogative of mercy of the monarch of Great Britain and the British Empire. It was the power of the monarch to release an individual who had been convicted of a crime from that conviction and its intended penalty. A pardon is granted after the sentence is completed, clemency occurs by early release or other relief from punishment. Today pardons and clemency are granted in many countries when individuals may have been wrongly convicted of a crime or have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society.
Pardons and Clemency in the United States
Under federal law in the United states it is an exercise of executive discretion that is granted to the President in the United States Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2 where it states:
Applications for pardons are sent to the U.S. Pardon Attorney which is an Office in the Department of Justice. All federal pardon petitions are addressed to the President of the United States and granted by a sitting president. Under state law the governor of each state also has a pardon/clemency power for offenses under state criminal law.
- he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
To petition for a pardon under U.S. Federal law contact:
Office of the Pardon Attorney U.S. Department of Justice 500 First Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20530According to an analysis of information from the Office of the Pardon Attorney on their web site (see external links below), since 1977 presidents have received about 600 pardon or clemency petitions a year and grant around 10%. On Bill Clinton's last day of office, he pardoned 140 people.tel.: (202) 616-6070 fax: (202) 616-6069
Pardons in Canada
In Canada pardons are considered by the National Parole Board under the Criminal Records Act, the Criminal Code and several other laws. For Criminal Code crimes there is a three year waiting period for minor offences and a five year waiting period for indictable offences. The waiting period commences after the sentence is completed. In canada an application booklet can be obtained from the National Parole Board at 1-800-874-2652. There is a $50 nonrefundable fee for applying for a pardon. The address for a pardon application booklet is:
Clemency and Pardons Division National Parole Board 340 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R1
Clemency in Canada
In Canada clemency is granted by the Governor-General of Canada or the Governor in Council (the federal cabinet) under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy. Applications are also made to the National Parole Board, as in pardons, but clemency may involve the commutation of a sentence, or the remission of all or part of the sentence, a respite from the sentence (for a medical condition) or a relief from a prohibition (i.e., to allow someone to drive that has been prohibited from driving).
United Kingdom: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
In the United Kingdom, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 governs pardons. A royal pardon for an incorrect imprisonment is much as stated above in the Canada section. In addition, people who have committed minor crimes (less than three years in jail) have them struck from their criminal records if they do not reoffend. The point of this is that people do not have a lifelong blot on their records because of a minor indiscretion in youth.
The non-offending period is 5 years for a non-custodial sentence, up to 10 years for a prison sentence of 6 months to 2½ years. for a young offender (under 18), the non-offending period is five years even for prison sentences
This Act does not apply to those working with vulnerable groups, such as teachers and social workers, who must always disclose all convictions.
External links
- USDOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney
- List of pardon/clemency policies for various U.S. states
- Pardon application for Canada
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pardon."
Synonyms: PardonSynonyms: amnesty (n), forgiveness (n), free pardon (n), excuse (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Acquittal | Reprieve, respite; pardon; (forgive); let off, let off scot-free. |
Noun: acquittal, acquitment; clearance, exculpation; acquittance, clearance, exoneration; discharge; (release); quietus, absolution, compurgation, reprieve, respite; pardon; (forgiveness). | |
Atonement | Apologize, beg pardon, fair l'amende honorable, give satisfaction; come down on one's knees, fall down on one's knees, down on one's marrow bones. |
Dissent | Interjection: God forbid! not for the world; I'll be hanged if; never tell me; your humble servant, pardon me. |
Forgiveness | Verb: forgive, forgive and forget; pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands; forget an injury. excuse, pass over, overlook; wink at; (neglect); bear with; allow for, make allowances for; let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront. |
Noun: forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion; indulgence; reprieve. | |
Beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon; Noun: conciliate, propitiate, placate; make up a quarrel; (pacify); let the wound heal. | |
Oblivion | Amnesty, general pardon. |
Penitence | Verb: repent, be sorry for; be penitent; Adjective: rue; regret; think better of; recant; knock under; (submit); plead guilty; sing miserere, sing de profundis; cry peccavi; own oneself in the wrong; acknowledge, confess; (disclose); humble oneself; beg pardon; (apologize); turn over a new leaf, put on the new man, turn from sin; reclaim; repent in sackcloth and ashes; (do penance); learn by experience. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pardon |
| English words defined with "pardon": Act of grace, Amende honorable, amnesty, Approvement, assoil ♦ condonation ♦ executive clemency ♦ Irremission ♦ Jean Laffite, Jean Lafitte ♦ Laffite, Lafitte ♦ Pardoned, Pardoning, Probator ♦ To cry you mercy, To find in the heart, To hide the face from, To sue out ♦ unpardonable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pardon": Adonijah ♦ BEHAVIOR, Belford ♦ DISCRETION, Dying Sayings ♦ Great Scott ♦ INSURANCE ♦ JESTER ♦ Nous Avons Change Tout Cela ♦ Pardon Bell ♦ Reconcilation ♦ urbanity ♦ WHICH. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "pardon": Veniable. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Pardon" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (excuse me, pardon me, sorry), Dutch (excuse me), French (absolution, forgave, forgiveness, pardon, sorry), German (beg your pardon, pardon, pardon me, quarter, sorry), Luxembourgish (excuse me), Romanian (excuse me, I am sorry, I beg your pardon, pardon, sorry), Serbo-Croatian (pardon), Sranan (absolution, pardon), Swedish (mercy, quarter), Turkish (I beg your pardon, pardon). |
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Screenplays | I wasn't toying with her sir, I wouldn't -- pardon me, how old are you, sir (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) You are coming back with me to Seattle where I will demand a full pardon, a parade, and a little pink poodle (Double Jeopardy; writing credit: David Weisberg; Douglas Cook) Master Luke, sir. Pardon me for asking, but what should R2 and I do if we're discovered here (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas) No, pardon Miss, I am only a stranger (Sleepy Hollow; writing credit: Kevin Yagher) I beg your pardon, but aren't you Guy Haines (Strangers on a Train; writing credit: Raymond Chandler; Whitfield Cook) | |
Lyrics | It's a death row pardon two minutes too late (Ironic; performing artist: Alanis Morissette) I have to beg your pardon (Spanish Harlem; performing artist: Aretha Franklin) Pardon the way that I stare (Can't Take My Eyes Off of You; performing artist: Lauryn Hill) Pretty woman won't you pardon me ("Oh Pretty Woman"; performing artist: Roy Orbison) I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say (American Dream; performing artist: The Dirt Band) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Pardon prijo (1968) The Wolf's Pardon (1947) Pardon My Terror (1946) Les Larmes du pardon (1919) Le Dernier pardon (1913) | |
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 | Pardon, can you tell me whether this is the last day of the exhibit?. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Frederick A. Cook, lying in hospital bed following a stroke, grasping the arm of Ralph Shainwald von Ahlefeldt who brought news of Cook's pardon by President Roosevelt. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Pardon me....." by Erika Thorpe Commentary: "But might you have some Grey Poupon?." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Francois De La Rochefoucauld | We pardon to the extent that we love. |
Marcus Porcius Cato | I can pardon everyone's mistakes but my own. |
Ovid | Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy. |
Publilius Syrus | Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many. |
Samuel Johnson | What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company. |
William Pitt The Elder Chatham | I cannot give them my confidence; pardon me, gentlemen, confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity. |
William Shakespeare | We may pity, though not pardon thee. |
Zoroaster | Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | That as much as may be, all the members of the society are to be preserved: for since many accidents may happen, wherein a strict and rigid observation of the laws may do harm; (as not to pull down an innocent man's house to stop the fire, when the next to it is burning) and a man may come sometimes within the reach of the law, which makes no distinction of persons, by an action that may deserve reward and pardon; 'tis fit the ruler should have a power, in many cases, to mitigate the severity of the law, and pardon some offenders: for the end of government being the preservation of all, as much as may be, even the guilty are to be spared, where it can prove no prejudice to the innocent. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | I hope time has not made you less willing to pardon. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Allow me to ask your pardon. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Your pardon, once again, good sir, if my speech give the shadow of offence |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | But, pardon, you cannot comprehend what I say. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Proclaim a pardon to the soldiers fled That in submission will return to us. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | And upon this occasion, I hope the reader will pardon my relating an odd adventure |
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Civil Liberties | Czech Republic | Local authorities later changed the charge to false accusation 1 day before a planned presidential pardon. (references) |
Burkina Faso | Following the National Day of Pardon on March 30, former Presidential Guard Adjutant Hyacinthe Kafando, who had fled the country in 1996 under suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt against President Compaore, returned to the country. (references) | |
Economic History | Peru | In 1995, the Peruvian congress passed a law that granted amnesty from prosecution to those who committed human rights abuses during the war on terrorism from May 1980 to June 1995. The Peruvian Government established in 1996 the Human Rights Ombudsman's office to address human rights issues and an ad hoc commission to review and recommend for presidential pardon those unjustly detained for terrorism or treason. (references) |
Human Rights | Peru | The original ad hoc Pardons Commission, with a mandate to consider applications of those who believed themselves to be accused unjustly of terrorism, ended its work on December 31, 1999. By the end of 1999, 3,225 of a total of 3,878 persons accused of these crimes had applied for clemency, and 502 had received the Commission's recommendation for pardon. (references) |
Tunisia | For instance, human rights lawyer Nejib Hosni received a presidential pardon in May after serving 41/2 months for violating his conditional parole by practicing law. (references) | |
Burkina Faso | Family members of a number of prominent victims refused to participate in the Day of Pardon. (references) | |
Political Economy | Western Sahara | The statement called for the release of those arrested; they received a royal pardon in November. (references) |
Western Sahara | All four received a royal pardon in November. (references) | |
Western Sahara | A hearing on the appeal never was held, but all five youths received a royal pardon in November. (references) | |
Political Rights | Mali | He exercises the power of pardon and can grant amnesty. (references) |
Morocco | With the support of the Monarchy, Youssoufi, who was sentenced to death in absentia in the 1970's but subsequently received a royal pardon in 1980, declared upon taking office his intention to modernize the administrative and judicial structures and to liberalize the economic and political system. (references) | |
Women | El Salvador | Criminal Code reforms in February eliminated a provision allowing a victim's pardon to nullify the criminal charge. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | URBANITY, n. The kind of civility that urban observers ascribe to dwellers in all cities but New York. Its commonest expression is heard in the words, "I beg your pardon," and it is not consistent with disregard of the rights of others. The owner of a powder mill Was musing on a distant hill -- Something his mind foreboded -- When from the cloudless sky there fell A deviled human kidney! Well, The man's mill had exploded. His hat he lifted from his head; "I beg your pardon, sir," he said; "I didn't know 'twas loaded." Swatkin |
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| "Pardon" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 89.78% of the time. "Pardon" is used about 1,759 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 89.78% | 1,579 | 5,232 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 6.81% | 120 | 29,358 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 3.41% | 60 | 43,597 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,759 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "pardon" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Pardon | Last name | 400 | 19,507 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "pardon". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Mahali | N/A | Biblical | Pardon |
| Riphath | N/A | Biblical | Pardon |
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Expressions using "pardon": ask pardon ♦ beg pardon of ♦ beg smb.'s pardon ♦ beg your pardon ♦ free pardon ♦ general pardon ♦ grant a pardon ♦ pardon me ♦ pardon me! ♦ pardon my being so late! ♦ pardon my french! ♦ pardon my interrupting you!. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "pardon": never-pardon, sorry-pardon. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "pardon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | vergifnis (absolution), vergeef (absolve, forgive), begenadiging (absolution), begenadig (absolve, amnesty, forgive). (various references) | |
Albanian | ndjesë (forgiveness, mercy, remission), ndjej (forgive, remit, sensate, sense, smack, smelt, suffer), indulgjencë, falje (absolution, amnesty, excuse, forgiveness, mercy, remission), fal (amnesty, condone, excuse, forgive, give, give away, incline, lend, pray, remit, set, switch off), dokument faljeje. (various references) | |
Arabic | مسامحة, غفران (absolution, indulgence, remission), غفر (absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, remit), سامح (brook, forgive, stomach), عفو (forgave, forgiveness, remission), عفا (absolve, efface, excuse, exempt, forgive, frank), صفح (amnesty, condone, excuse, forgive, forgiveness, laminate, plate, remission), الصفح (amnesty, forgiveness). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | опрощение (forgiveness, indulgence, remission), опрощавам (absolve, condone, forgive, loose, release, remit), амнистирам (amnesty), амнистия (amnesty, oblivion), прощавам (absolve, excuse, forgive, overlook), прошка (forgiveness, remission), помилване (amnesty, caressing, fondling, free pardon, oblivion, reprieve, stroking), помилвам (amnesty, caress, fondle, reprieve, stroke), индулгенция (indulgence), извинявам (excuse, justify, overlook, palliate), извинение (alibi, apology, excuse, extenuation, justification, peg, put off). (various references) | |
Chinese | 貸 (borrow, forgive, lend on interest, loan, make excuses), 赦免 (remit), 包容 (contain, forgive, hold), 体谅. (various references) | |
Czech | prominutí (condonation, remission), prominout (condone, excuse, forgive, overlook, palliate, remit), odpustit (forgive, remit), odpuštìní (forgiveness, remission), milost (grace, reprieve), dát milost (show mercy). (various references) | |
Danish | benådning (absolution, act of grace, amnesty). (various references) | |
Dutch | vergeven (absolve, forgive, poison), begenadigen (absolve, amnesty, forgive). (various references) | |
Esperanto | pardonu (excuse me), pardono (absolution), pardoni (forgive), amnestii (amnesty). (various references) | |
Faeroese | umbera (absolve, excuse, forgive), fyrigeva (absolve, acquit, forgive). (various references) | |
Farsi | فرمان عفو, پوزش (Apology), مغفرت , معذرت خواستن (Apologize, Excuse), گذشت (Amnesty, Remission), حکم (Arbiter, Canon, Commandment, Commission, Decree, Doom, Edict, Mandate, Ordinance, Ordonnance, Precept, Rule, Sentence, Statute, Warrant, Writ), امرزش (Remission), بخشیدن (Bestow, Betake, Condone, Dispense, Donate, Forgive, Give, Giveaway, Grant, Indulgence, Pleasure, Portion, Privilege, Remit, Spare, Vouchsafe), بخشش (Beneficence, Boon, Bounty, Generosity, Gift, Grace, Grant, Magneficence, Mercy, Munificence, Pity, Profusion, Release, Remission). (various references) | |
Finnish | armahtaa (be lenient with, have mercy, indulge, pity, spare), armahdus (amnesty), anteeksi (en kuullut, että vaivasin, excuse me, I beg your pardon, sorry, sorry to have bothered you), antaa anteeksi (absolve, forgive). (various references) | |
French | pardonner, pardon. (various references) | |
Frisian | ferjouwing (absolution), ferjaan (absolve, forgive), begnedigje (absolve, forgive). (various references) | |
German | Verzeihung (absolution, forgiveness, pardon me, sorry), Begnadigung (absolution, act of grace, amnesty, reprieve), verzeihen (absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, to condone, to pardon), Vergebung (absolution, forgiveness, remission), entschuldigen (absolve, apologize, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, forgive, to apologize, to exculpate, to excuse). (various references) | |
Greek | συγχώρηση (condonation, excuse, forgiveness, remission), συγχωρώ (absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, remit). (various references) | |
Guarani | ñyromíkena (pardon please), ñyrõmína (please pardon). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מחילה (absolution, forgiveness, indulgence, palliation), למחול (absolve, forgive, palliate, remit, renounce), לחון (amnesty, endow, favour, grant, pity), לחנון (amnesty, forgive), לכפר (atone, condone, expiate, forgive), לסלוח (condone, excuse, forgive, palliate), חנינה (amnesty, clemency, compassion, mercy), כפור (atonement, forgiveness), סליחה (excuse, forgiveness, indulgence, palliation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | bocsánat (apology, as you were!, excuse me, forgiveness, remission). (various references) | |
Icelandic | fyrirgefa (absolve, acquit, forgive). (various references) | |
Indonesian | mengampuni (commute, forgive), maaf (mercy, sorry), keampunan (absolution, amnesty, forgiveness), ampunan (amnesty, forgiveness), ampun (forgiveness, mercy). (various references) | |
Irish | maith (forgive, good, nice, of goods, okay, well), logh (forgive). (various references) | |
Italian | perdono (forgive, forgiveness, let off), perdonare (absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, remit, spare), venia, scusare (apologize, excuse, extenuate, forgive, justify, justify oneself, make one's excuses), scusa (alibi, apology, excuse, excuse me, plea, pretence, pretense, sorry, subterfuge), mi scusi, indulgenza (clemency, endurance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, patience, softness), graziare, grazia (charm, Favor, favour, grace, gracefulness, mercy, neatness, prettiness, reprieve), condono (let off, remission), amnistia (act, act of grace, act of oblivion, amnesty). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 勘弁 (forbearance, forgiveness), 堪忍 (forbearance, forgiveness, patient endurance). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しゃくりょう (consideration, rent money), きょよう (appointment, permission, promotion), かしゃく (borrowing, characters substituted for others of the same sound, extenuation, maltreatment, pangs, torture), かんべん (forbearance, forgiveness, handy, simple and easy), かんにん (forbearance, forgiveness, patient endurance), めんざい (acquittal, papal indulgence), ゆるし (exemption, forgiveness, permission), ようしゃ (adoption or rejection, choice, forgiveness, mercy, separating the needed from the unneeded). (various references) | |
Korean | 용서 (Excusing, forgiveness, forgiving). (various references) | |
Malagasy | azafady (excuse me / pardon me). (various references) | |
Malay | mengampuni (absolve, forgive), grasi (absolution). (various references) | |
Manx | pardooney (amnesty, condone, remit), pardoon (condonation, grace, remission), maihnys (forgiveness, grace), maihaghey (absolve, amortize; amortization, condone, excuse, forgive, forgiving, let off, pardoning), leihys (remission), leih (absolution, absolve, excuse, forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, remission). (various references) | |
Norwegian | tilgi (absolve, forgive). (various references) | |
Papiamen | pordoná (absolve, forgive), pordon (absolution), piedat (absolution, compassion, pity). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ardonpay.(various references) | |
Polish | przebaczać (absolve, forgive). (various references) | |
Portuguese | perdão (absolution, condonation, forgiveness, let-off, remission), perdoar (absolve, condone, excuse, forgave, forgive, indulge, let off, look over, make allowance for, remit), desculpar (apologize, condone, exculpate, excuse, forgave, forgive, instantiate, justify, make allowance for, palliate), anistiar (amnesty). (various references) | |
Romanian | scuza (absolve, apologize, condone, excuse, forgive, gloze, justify), ierta (absolve, acquit, allow, apologize, condone, excuse, forgive, permit, remise, remit, shrive, spare). (various references) | |
Russian | о� (absent, afresh), объявитьамнистию (amnesty), простить (forgive, let off), прощение (absolution, amnesty, condonation, forgiveness, let off, mercy, remission), прощать прощение, помилование (mercy), индульгенция (indulgence), извинение (apology, excuse, extenuation). (various references) | |
Scottish | maitheanas (forgiveness), maith , math (good), maith (fhèarr and feobha, fit, good, useful, virtuous), logh. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pomilovati, pomilovanje, pardon, oprostiti (absolve, condone, forgive, remit), oproštenje (absolution, condonation), izvinjenje (apology, excuse), izviniti (excuse). (various references) | |
Spanish | perdón (absolution, forgiveness, sorry). (various references) | |
Sranan | pardon (absolution), gi pardon (absolve, forgive). (various references) | |
Swahili | samahani (pardon me). (various references) | |
Swedish | förlåtelse (absolution, forgiveness, remission), benåda (absolve, forgive, reprieve), förlåta (absolve, condone, excuse, forgive, remit), benådning (absolution, amnesty, repreive). (various references) | |
Turkish | affetmek (absolve, condone, dismiss, excuse, forgive, release, remit), af (absolution, act of grace, amnesty, dismissal, excusing, forgiveness, forgiving, mercy, oblivion, remission). (various references) | |
Turkmen | яalkamak. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | індульгенція (indulgence), вибачати (excuse), амністія (amnesty, oblivion), прощення (absolution, amnesty, condonation, forgiveness, mercy), прощати (absolve, amnesty, excuse, overlook, remit), пробачення (excuse, extenuation, remission), помилувати (let off). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự tha thứ (condonation, forgiveness, remission, toleration). (various references) | |
Welsh | pardynu, pardwn, maddeuant (absolution, forgiveness), maddau (absolve, forgive, remit), absolfeniad, absolfen. (various references) | |
Zulu | -xolela (absolve, forgive). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ignoramus, ignorant, ignoras, ignorat, ignoratis, ignoro, ignoscat, ignoscens, ignotae, ignotas, ignoti, ignoto, ignotos, ignotus, ignoverit, iit, indulgentiam, omitto, per-, RM:Cumissiun da grazia, RM:Secretariat da la cumissiun da grazia, venia, veniam, venias. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | arian. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | pardonner. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Samuel Chapter 15, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai nun aron dh to amarthma mou kai anastreyon met' emou kai proskunhsw kuriw tw qew sou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed nunc porta quaeso peccatum meum et revertere mecum ut adorem Dominum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But nowe, Y biseche, bere my synne, and turne ayen with me, that I honoure the Lord. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So now, let my sin have forgiveness, and go back with me to give worship to the Lord. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Samuel Chapter 15, Verse 25 |
| Cebuano | Busa karon, ako nagahangyo kanimo, pasayloa ang akong sala, ug bumalik ka uban kanako, aron ako magsimba kang Jehova. |
| Chinese | 現 在 求 你 赦 免 我 的 罪 、 同 我 回 去 、 我 好 敬 拜 耶 和 華 。 |
| Croatian | A sada mi oprosti moj grijeh i vrati se sa mnom da se poklonim Jahvi." |
| Danish | tilgiv mig dog nu min Synd og vend tilbage med mig, for at jeg kan tilbede HERREN!" |
| Dutch | Nu dan, vergeef mij toch mijn zonde, en keer met mij wederom, dat ik den HEERE aanbidde. |
| Finnish | Anna nyt minulle syntini anteeksi ja palaja minun kanssani, niin minä kumartaen rukoilen Herraa." |
| French | Maintenant, je te prie, pardonne mon péché, reviens avec moi, et je me prosternerai devant l`Éternel. |
| German | Und nun vergib mir die Sünden und kehre mit mir um, daß ich den HERRN anbete. |
| Haitian Creole | Men koulye a, tanpri, padonnen peche m' lan. Tounen avè m' pou m' ka sèvi Seyè a. |
| Hungarian | Most azért bocsásd meg az én vétkemet, és térj vissza velem, hogy könyörögjek az Úrnak. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi sekarang, aku mohon kepada Bapak, ampunilah dosaku dan kembalilah bersama-sama dengan aku ke Gilgal, supaya aku dapat beribadat kepada TUHAN." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sekarangpun ampunilah kiranya dosaku dan baliklah sertaku, supaya aku menyembah sujud kepada Tuhan. |
| Italian | Ma ora, perdona il mio peccato e ritorna con me, perché mi prostri al Signore». |
| Maori | Tena ra, whakarerea noatia iho toku hara, kia hoki atu taua, kia koropiko ai ahau ki a Ihowa. |
| Norwegian | Men forlat mig nu min synd og vend tilbake med mig, forat jeg kan tilbede Herren! |
| Portuguese | Agora, pois, perdoa o meu pecado, e volta comigo, para que eu adore ao Senhor. |
| Rumanian | Acum, te rog, iartq-mi pqcatul, kntoarce-te cu mine, ca sq mq knchin pknq la pqmknt knaintea Domnului.`` |
| Russian | ФЕРЕТШ ЦЕ УОЙНЙ У НЕОС ЗТЕИ НПК Й ЧПТПФЙУШ УП НОПА, ЮФПВЩ С РПЛМПОЙМУС зПУРПДХ. |
| Spanish | y vuelve conmigo para que yo adore a Jehovah. |
| Swedish | Men förlåt mig nu min synd, och vänd tillbaka med mig, så att jag får tillbedja HERREN." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pardon": pardonable, pardonableness, pardonablenesses, pardonably, pardoned, pardoner, pardoners, pardoning, pardons. (additional references) | |
Words containing "pardon": unpardonable. (additional references) | |
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"Pardon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ardon, jardon, Jardox, Kardon, narodni, Narudon, pado, padron, padrona, paduan, Pandion, Pandov, paradom, paradon, Pardah, parden, pardi, Pardini, pardom, pardox, paredo, pargon, paridon, parnon, parod, parodu, parone, parony, paroon, Partan, parton, Parvo, Peardon, Pearton, pedon, pendon, perdon, Perdono, pereon, perkon, pernod, perron, Perton, Piron, Porden, Pradena, Prados, Pranon, Prariond, pyrddin, vardo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pardon" (pronounced pÄ"rdun) |
| 5 | -Ä" r d u n | garden, harden. |
| 4 | -r d u n | cordon, Jordan, warden. |
| 3 | -d u n | abandon, bedridden, beholden, broaden, burden, deaden, downtrodden, embolden, forbidden, gladden, golden, hidden, Holden, laden, leaden, Linden, Loden, Louden, madden, maiden, menhaden, Myrmidon, olden, overburden, overridden, prekindergarten, prostaglandin, redden, ridden, sadden, sodden, Soldan, sudden, tendon, unburden, widen, wooden. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-n-o-p-r" | |
-1 letter: adorn, apron, radon. | |
-2 letters: apod, darn, dona, dopa, dorp, drop, nard, orad, pard, pond, porn, prao, proa, prod, rand, road, roan. | |
-3 letters: ado, and, dap, don, dor, nap, nod, nor, oar, ora, pad, pan, par, pod, pro, rad, ran, rap, rod. | |
-4 letters: ad, an, ar, do, na, no, od, on, op, or, pa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-n-o-p-r" | |
+1 letter: aproned, operand, padrone, padroni, pandoor, pandora, pandore, pandour, pardons, poniard, proband. | |
+2 letters: cropland, dognaper, endocarp, expandor, operands, orphaned, padrones, pandoors, pandoras, pandores, pandours, paranoid, pardoned, pardoner, parlando, pauldron, pomander, poniards, probands, profaned, pronated, pyranoid, raindrop. | |
+3 letters: croplands, davenport, dognapers, dognapper, endocarps, expandors, godparent, harpooned, paragoned, paranoids, pardoners, pardoning, parodying, pauldrons, pinafored, polyandry, pomanders, ponderosa, poniarded, predation, preordain, promenade, raindrops. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Frequency 14. Names: Derived from 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Bible Trace 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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