pardon!

Definition of pardon! in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Özür dilerim", "affedersiniz" anlamında kullanılan bir söz: "Miras işini babama, pardon ... annemin Türk kocasına bırakıyorum."- Ö. Seyfettin; "Özür dilerim", "affedersiniz" anlamında kullanılan bir söz

English - English

Definition of pardon! in English English dictionary: To grant an official pardon for a crime; Often used when someone does not understand what another person says
Pardon?, What did you say?, Can you say that again?.; Forgiveness for an offence
a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends;.; 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
I... have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States .; {v} to forgive, excuse, pass by, remit; {n} forgiveness, a remission of penalty; the formal act of liberating someone; v To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude; formulae Some people say `Pardon me' instead of `Excuse me' when they want to politely get someone's attention or interrupt them. Pardon me, are you finished, madam?; formulae You say `Pardon?' or `I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, `Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it. `Will you let me open it?' --- `Pardon?' --- `Can I open it?'; politeness You can say things like `Pardon me for asking' or `Pardon my frankness' as a way of showing you understand that what you are going to say may sound rude. That, if you'll pardon my saying so, is neither here nor there; To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; applied to offenses; a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President; feelings People say `I beg your pardon?' when they are surprised or offended by something that someone has just said. `Would you get undressed, please?' --- `I beg your pardon?' --- `Will you get undressed?'; An act of grace from governing power which mitigates punishment and restores rights and privileges forfeited on account of the offense; formulae You say `I beg your pardon' or `I do beg your pardon' as a way of apologizing for accidentally doing something wrong, such as disturbing someone or making a mistake. I was impolite and I do beg your pardon; To refrain from exacting as a penalty; An official warrant of remission of penalty; To forgive; the act of excusing a mistake or offense; To give leave (of departure) to; {i} forgiveness; absolution; clemency; 1 An exercise of the sovereign prerogative to receive a person from further punishment and from legal disabilities resulting from a crime of which he or she has been convicted Its effect is that of relaxing the punishment and blotting out guilt, so that in the eyes of the law the offender is as innocent as if the offense had never been committed; A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction; A form of clemency, granted by the executive branch; accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"; {f} forgive; absolve; grant clemency; an act proceeding from the executive branch of government which exempts an individual from the Punishment imposed for a crime of which (s)he has' been convicted; grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"; An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a persons criminal record, as if it had never been committed; 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; A person may apply for a pardon from a summary offence conviction after three years while the waiting period to apply to apply for a pardon from an indictable offence is five years Applications are made to the National Parole Board; If someone who has been found guilty of a crime is pardoned, they are officially allowed to go free and are not punished. Hundreds of political prisoners were pardoned and released. Pardon is also a noun. He was granted a presidential pardon. In law, release from guilt or remission of punishment. The power to pardon is generally exercised by the state's chief executive officer. A pardon may be full or conditional. A conditional pardon imposes a lesser punishment or some other obligation. Some states still bar pardoned offenders from holding public office or obtaining professional licenses; formulae Some people say things like `If you'll pardon the expression' or `Pardon my French' just before or after saying something which they think might offend people. It's enough to make you wet yourself, if you'll pardon the expression; Action by an official of an executive branch of government relieving a criminal from a conviction; An act of grace by the chief executive of a state or county that releases a convicted person from punishment imposed by a previous court sentence; To release (a person) from punishment; exempt from penalty; A remission of punishment or penalty without indicating exoneration from guilt; The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution; The state of being forgiven; ç‰¹èµ¦; To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; applied to the offender; a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense