pardon
noun
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience.
is pardoning
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present progressiveof pardon (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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With regard to a valid exercise of the pardon power, experts concur that the pardoning authority must know fully what it is that he is pardoning.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the center is a figure of Christ; the Magdalene is beneath in a suppliant attitude; while He is pardoning her sins.
From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by David W. Bartlett
It suggests that His very nature is pardoning love; that 'mercy' is proper to Him, that it is the motive and impulse of His acts.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander Maclaren
