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pardon

[pahr-dn] / ˈpɑr dn /




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In Herrera, the court argued that clemency was the appropriate avenue for freestanding innocence claims, despite the extreme arbitrariness of pardon decisions.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

“The court has granted Wander Franco a judicial pardon due to the particular circumstances that made him a material victim, but not a legal one.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

But in a world of $5-per-gallon gas, the Optiq is getting a lot of looks, pardon the pun.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"To be clear, I am not pardoning Tina Peters, and I have never considered a pardon," Polis wrote in a lengthy Facebook post.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

A young boy chasing an escaped guinea fowl bumped into me, but he did not ask my pardon.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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