pardon

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. forgive, excuse; release; overlook, tolerate. —n. excuse, release, forgiveness; indulgence; remission; toleration.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The reduction or removal of punishment]

Syn. absolution, grace, remission, amnesty, leniency, clemency, exoneration, discharge, exculpation; see also acquittal , mercy 1 .

Ant. punishment*, condemnation, conviction.

2. [Forgiveness]

Syn. excuse, forbearance, conciliation; see forgiveness , kindness 1 .

3. [A statement granting pardon, sense 1]

Syn. reprieve, acquittal, exoneration, indulgence, amnesty, release, discharge; see also acquittal , freeing .

v.

1. [To reduce punishment]

Syn. exonerate, exculpate, clear, absolve, remit, reprieve, acquit, set free, liberate, discharge, spring*, justify, suspend charges, put on probation, grant amnesty to; see also absolve , free 1 , release .

Ant. punish*, penalize, sentence.

2. [To forgive]

Syn. excuse, condone, overlook, exculpate; see excuse , forgive 1 .

See Synonym Study at absolve .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

forgiveness, clemency, amnesty, reprieve, release, grace, excusal, acquittal, lenience, mercy, forbearance, exemption.

ANT.: condemnation, damnation, punishment

II

v.

forgive, condone, excuse, indulge, *look the other way, *wink at, absolve, overlook, tolerate, acquit, let off, exonerate, exculpate.

ANT.: punish, condemn, damn

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To grant forgiveness to or for: condone, excuse, forgive, remit. Idiom: forgive and forget. See FORGIVENESS. II noun The act or an instance of forgiving: absolution, amnesty, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, remission. See FORGIVENESS.