pardon
noun
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience.
pardoned
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past participleof pardon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pardon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pardonnounkind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience.
Example Sentences
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Trump pardoned the elder Kushner in 2020 and named him U.S. ambassador to France in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
In a September 2024 motion, Murrill claimed that by vacating Brooks’ manslaughter conviction while he was a free man and not a prisoner, the court essentially pardoned him.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
He later sought to withdraw the plea, and Trump pardoned him in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Cambodia's acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha on Monday from a sentence of almost three decades for treason.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
I mentioned the case of Robey Leibbrandt, who set up an underground organization during the Second World War to oppose South Africa’s support for the Allies; he was sentenced to life imprisonment but soon pardoned.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
