Clues for the word "PARDON"

We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 62 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on May 19, 2026.

Definition of pardon

v. t. - The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
v. t. - An official warrant of remission of penalty.
v. t. - The state of being forgiven.
v. t. - A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
v. t. - To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
v. t. - To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
v. t. - To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
v. t. - To give leave (of departure) to.