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Third Person
pardons
Present Participle
pardoning
Past Tense
pardoned
Past Participle
pardoned
1
to forgive someone for a mistake, releasing them from the usual consequences
transitive
- After a sincere apology, she chose to pardon her friend.
- The teacher decided to pardon the student for the late submission due to unforeseen challenges.
- The supervisor is actively pardoning employees for any delays caused by external factors.
- Last month, the board of directors pardoned the executive for the unintentional oversight.
- The experienced leader pardoned the team for their collective mistake.
2
to discharge a criminal from the legal consequences of a conviction or violation
transitive
- The governor decided to pardon the prisoner after reviewing his case.
- She was relieved when the president chose to pardon her husband.
- The board voted to pardon the individual, clearing their criminal record.
- After years of good behavior, he was finally pardoned for his crime.
- The clemency petition resulted in the decision to pardon the non-violent offenders.