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pardonable

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par·don  (pärdn)
tr.v. par·doned, par·don·ing, par·dons
1. To release (a person) from punishment; exempt from penalty: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor.
2. To let (an offense) pass without punishment.
3. To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry. See Synonyms at forgive.
n.
1. The act of pardoning.
2. Law
a. Exemption of a convicted person from the penalties of an offense or crime by the power of the executor of the laws.
b. An official document or warrant declaring such an exemption.
3. Allowance or forgiveness for an offense or a discourtesy: begged the host's pardon for leaving early.
4. Roman Catholic Church An indulgence.

[Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner, from Vulgar Latin *perdnre, to give wholeheartedly : Latin per-, intensive pref.; see per- + Latin dnre, to present, forgive (from dnum, gift; see d- in Indo-European roots).]

pardon·a·ble adj.
pardon·a·ble·ness n.
pardon·a·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pardonable - admitting of being pardoned
unpardonable - not admitting of pardon; "unpardonable behavior"

pardonable
adjective forgivable, understandable, permissible, not serious, allowable, excusable, venial, condonable He spoke with pardonable pride.
Translations
pardonable [ˈpɑːdnəbl] ADJperdonable, disculpable
pardonable [ˈpɑːrdənəbəl] adj [error] → pardonnable; [pride] → compréhensible
pardonable
adj offenceentschuldbar; weakness, mistake alsoverzeihlich
pardonable [ˈpɑːdnəbl] adjperdonabile
pardonable [ˈpɑːdnəbl] adjperdonabile


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) He at length concluded with again blaming the action as inconsiderate, and which, he said, was pardonable only in a child.
He thought it a very degrading alliance; and Lady Russell, though with more tempered and pardonable pride, received it as a most unfortunate one.
Tracy Tupman--the too susceptible Tupman, who to the wisdom and experience of maturer years superadded the enthusiasm and ardour of a boy in the most interesting and pardonable of human weaknesses--love.
 
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