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pardon

noun/ˈpɑːdən/

A2CEFR level
14/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

An official act remitting the penalty for a crime and, sometimes, the conviction itself.

Decades later, a posthumous pardon acknowledged the miscarriage of justice.

Similar: clemency

Topic: Criminal law in Legal English

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