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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ensha
"政府は囚人に恩赦を与えた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense, specifically the official exemption of a person from the penalties of a crime.
"The governor decided to grant a pardon to the convicted prisoner after reviewing new evidence."
- 1
To forgive or excuse a person for an offense, or to officially absolve someone from the consequences of a crime.
"The president has the constitutional authority to pardon federal offenders."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'pardoner', stemming from Medieval Latin 'perdonare' (to grant freely, to forgive), composed of 'per-' (thoroughly) and 'donare' (to give, bestow). Historically recorded in English since the 13th century, initially denoting the ecclesiastical remission of sins before expanding into legal and executive forgiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pardon" is said worldwide
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grâce
Transliteration: gras
"Le président a accordé une grâce présidentielle."
Begnadigung
Transliteration: bəˈɡnaːdɪɡʊŋ
"Der Gefangene hofft auf eine Begnadigung."
grazia
Transliteration: ˈɡrattsja
"Il presidente ha concesso la grazia."
indulto
Transliteration: inˈdulto
"El presidente firmó el indulto para el prisionero."
perdão
Transliteration: peɾˈdãw
"Ele pediu perdão pelos seus erros."
क्षमादान
Transliteration: kshamadan
"राष्ट्रपति ने कैदी को क्षमादान दे दिया।"
赦免
Transliteration: shèmiǎn
"总统有权赦免犯人。"
사면
Transliteration: samyeon
"대통령은 특별 사면을 단행했다."
恩赦
Transliteration: ensha
"政府は囚人に恩赦を与えた。"
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