Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: pardon

Synonyms:

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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.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/16/hisham-kassem-leading-critic-egyptian-state-jailed

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.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23926379.authorities-wrong-leave-fans-pyro-summit/?ref=rss

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.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/can-trump-be-removed-ballot-insurrection-clause-colorado

Anti-Thaksin groups have petitioned the corrections department to block any attempt to seek a pardon, citing that corruption cases should not receive clemency.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/index/TOPIX-INDEX-61714390/news/Former-Thai-PM-Thaksin-prepares-request-for-royal-pardon-lawyer-44731638/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230830

A pardon for Trump is also possible if another Republican candidate wins.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/trump-has-maintained-his-innocence-and-accused-biden-of-election-fraud/

Besides this, a presidential pardon cannot erase a conviction.

Source: https://michiganmessenger.com/can-a-presidential-pardon-be-reversed/

Biden chuckled and walked away, waving at the media, when a reporter asked the president, “Did you see that Ron DeSantis said that if he became president, he would pardon Trump?

Source: https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/05/32617290/joe-biden-was-asked-about-desantis-proposed-trump-pardon-heres-how-he-reacted

But Abrams was keeping mum, apparently anticipating a pardon.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/cardinal-accused-of-retires-from-vatican-job/

But what was striking to me, as someone who in 2017 advocated a pardon for Martha Stewart, was to look at it the framework not so much of feminism but of capital markets regulation, criminal justice reform, and prisoner re-entry.

Source: https://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2023/05/martha-stewart-sports-illustrated-cover

Carlson said he had invited Abbott to discuss whether he was considering a pardon for Perry, but said the governor declined.

Source: https://abc13.com/greg-abbott-daniel-perry-murder-conviction-texas-tribune/13107627/

Constitutional Lawyer, Kayode Ajulo while reacting to the sentence, urged the Federal Government to explore diplomatic means to get pardon for the senator.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/ekweremadus-fall-a-test-of-nigerias-diplomatic-dexterity-by-muhyideen-jimoh/

Conversely, a pardon pledge — or refusal — could put the other GOP candidates in an with Republican primary voters.

Source: https://theweek.com/2024-presidential-election/1024280/trump-indictment-forces-2024-candidate-dilemma-to-pardon-or-not

Everything—floating craps game, marching missionary parade—must “excuse me, pardon me” its way through the milling traffic.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/26/operation-mincemeat-theatre-review-guys-and-dolls

For a pardon, one’s legal rights are restored, but “for expungement,” said Childs, “your record is sealed.

Source: https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2023/09/16/how-event-series-helps-residents-re-entering-society-after-incarceration/

Former Vice President and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence refused to say Sunday whether he’d pardon Donald Trump, suggesting that the question presumed guilt.

Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/18/mike-pence-refuses-say-whether-hed-pardon-donald-t/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

God be with them, and please pardon my son for his actions.

Source: https://thecurrent-online.com/news/who-is-anthony-mcrae/46725/

Her first year or so was marked by mostly symbolic steps including designating Indigenous Peoples’ Dayissuing a posthumous pardon to a tribal lawyer.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/10/10/politics/maine-tribes-near-historic-victory-xoasq1i29i/

He stated that he will not release the identities of those given pardon since they had desired privacy.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/vietnam-grants-clemency-to-2-australians-sentence-to-death/

History, however, has a way of lifting the haze from the present, and many today believe that Ford’s pardon of Nixon was the right thing to do.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/04/rafaele-fierro-why-president-biden-should-pardon-donald-trump/