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Pardon

Pardon is a formal act of forgiving or excusing an offense or crime, often accompanied by a release from penalties or a restoration of rights. It can be absolute or conditional and may also refer to forgiveness in personal or religious contexts.

In legal systems, a pardon is a clemency power exercised by an executive authority, such as a

Pardons are distinct from other legal concepts. Amesty generally refers to blanket forgiveness for a group

In religious or everyday usage, pardon can denote forgiveness granted by a deity or by individuals, and

Etymology traces pardon to Old French pardonner, from Latin perdonare, meaning to grant complete forgiveness, from

president
or
governor,
under
constitutional
or
statutory
authority.
Types
include
a
full
pardon
(forgiveness
of
the
crime
and
penalties),
a
conditional
pardon
(subject
to
terms),
a
commutation
(reduction
of
a
sentence),
and
a
reprieve
(temporary
delay
of
punishment).
The
effect
of
a
pardon
can
include
removal
of
penalties,
restoration
of
civil
rights,
or
eligibility
for
benefits,
but
it
does
not
necessarily
imply
innocence,
and
its
availability
and
consequences
vary
by
jurisdiction.
or
class
of
offenses,
not
individuals.
Expungement
or
sealing
of
records
is
a
separate
process
to
erase
or
hide
criminal
records
and
may
not
depend
on
a
pardon.
The
retroactive
effects
and
formal
procedures
of
pardons
differ
across
legal
systems,
and
in
some
places
a
granted
pardon
may
require
acceptance
or
come
with
conditions.
in
common
language
it
means
to
excuse
or
overlook
a
fault
or
mistake.
per-
‘through’
+
donare
‘to
give.’