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| par·don [ prd'n ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle par·doned, present participle par·don·ing, 3rd person present singular par·dons) |
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1. exempt guilty party from punishment: to officially release from any, or any further, punishment somebody who has committed a crime or wrongdoing
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2. forgive guilty party: to forgive somebody who has committed a crime or wrongdoing
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3. excuse somebody for something impolite: to excuse an impolite act or a person committing one
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noun (plural par·dons) |
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1. release from punishment: the official release from any, or any further, punishment of somebody who has committed a crime or wrongdoing
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2. paper authorizing freedom from punishment: an official document releasing somebody from any, or any further, punishment
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3. act of excusing somebody: forgiveness of an impolite act or a person committing one
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4. christianity indulgence: in the Roman Catholic Church, a papal indulgence
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dated informal
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interjection |
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1. what did you say?: used as a request to somebody to repeat something that has just been said
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2. U.K. expresses apology: used as an apology for doing something impolite or wrong
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| [13th century. < Old French pardun< pardoner "grant thoroughly" < medieval Latin perdonare< Latin donare "give, grant"] |
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  par·don·a·ble adjective |
| par·don·a·bly adverb |
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pardon me
1. used as a request to somebody to repeat something that has just been said
2. used as an apology for doing something impolite or wrong
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