Explore Pardon through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like amnesty or forgive. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pardon in a sentence
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Pardon meaning
- Forgiveness for an offence.
- An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
Synonyms of Pardon
Using Pardon
- The main meaning on this page is: Forgiveness for an offence. | An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
- Useful related words include: amnesty, forgive, mercy, mercifulness.
- In the example corpus, pardon often appears in combinations such as: to pardon, presidential pardon, the pardon.
Context around Pardon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pardon
- In this selection, "pardon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, presidential, interesting, double, cannot, question and himself stand out and add context to how "pardon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a double pardon agreement and a pardon for trump. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pardon" sits close to words such as abbas, assignments and balloons, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pardon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pardon me, but did someone say pardon? (7 words)
Besides this, a presidential pardon cannot erase a conviction. (9 words)
A pardon for Trump is also possible if another Republican candidate wins. (12 words)
Steve Bannon was also charged in the scheme received a last-minute pardon from Donald at the end of his term. He’ll face NY state-related charges in 2024 — and Donald can’t pardon him on state charges," she wrote. (41 words)
Oakes believes the most interesting pardon question lurking on the political horizon, beyond the question of whether Trump has the authority to pardon himself once inaugurated, should the need arise, is the possibility of a double pardon agreement. (38 words)
This is pure conjecture, but I think someone, maybe Patterson, urged Brown Jr. and his team to take the pardon route because people who would not stand up for them publicly could get behind a less public pardon. (38 words)
Pardon me, but did someone say pardon? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Oakes believes the most interesting pardon question lurking on the political horizon, beyond the question of whether Trump has the authority to pardon himself once inaugurated, should the need arise, is the possibility of a double pardon agreement.
Steve Bannon was also charged in the scheme received a last-minute pardon from Donald at the end of his term. He’ll face NY state-related charges in 2024 — and Donald can’t pardon him on state charges," she wrote.
For example, Bill Clinton’s pardon of Marc Richcut out the pardon attorney.
We will not pardon the killers nor those who ordered the killing,” she wrote on Twitter in response to the family’s pardon.
The reports that Trump is pursuing an expedited pardon process so that he can officially pardon these men over Memorial Day weekend.
This is pure conjecture, but I think someone, maybe Patterson, urged Brown Jr. and his team to take the pardon route because people who would not stand up for them publicly could get behind a less public pardon.
After Gov. Jerry Brown granted him a full and unconditional pardon for that offense, the courts agreed that Chavez’s pardon entitled him to return to the United States as a lawful permanent resident.
And there's no particular reason to pardon Scooter Libby," Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler said earlier Friday, amid reports that a pardon was planned.
Helen was born in Chicot County, AR on November 7, 1937 to the late James R. “Jim” Pardon and Martha Hartless Pardon.
Pardon me, but did someone say pardon?
While a president can pardon offenses that have occurred but have not yet resulted in a conviction — as President George H.W. Bush did with several Iran-Contra figures — the president cannot pardon a crime not yet committed.
A royal pardon cannot excuse the defendant from trial, but a pardon may reprieve a convicted defendant.
For my part, I pardon you everything, and I wish to devoutly pray God that He will pardon you also.
President Ford's pardon of Nixon further Pen used by President Gerald R. Ford to pardon Richard Nixon on September 8, 1974.
Abu Eita is a former minister and current member of Egypt’s presidential pardon committee, tasked with granting clemency towards some of the tens of thousands of detainees in the Egyptian prison system.
And despite widespread warnings from all manner and range of authorities, mercifully, no serious injuries have been reported since - if you’ll pardon the unfortunate pun - the relatively recent explosion in its usage.
And while no pardon would be available in the Georgia criminal case, it’s untested whether the constitution would allow a state to incarcerate a serving, elected president.
Anti-Thaksin groups have petitioned the corrections department to block any attempt to seek a pardon, citing that corruption cases should not receive clemency.
A pardon for Trump is also possible if another Republican candidate wins.
Besides this, a presidential pardon cannot erase a conviction.
Common combinations with pardon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to pardon 25×
- presidential pardon 20×
- the pardon 18×
- pardon for 12×
- pardon the 10×
- pardon of 9×
- pardon himself 8×
- pardon and 8×
- pardon my 8×
- pardon to 6×