Absolution vs. Pardon

Absolutionnoun

(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.

Absolutionnoun

Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.

Absolutionnoun

The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.

Absolutionnoun

An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.

Absolutionnoun

An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.

Absolutionnoun

(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.

Absolutionnoun

An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.

Absolutionnoun

An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.

Absolutionnoun

The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.

Absolutionnoun

An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, - for example, excommunication.

Absolutionnoun

The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.

Absolutionnoun

Delivery, in speech.

Absolutionnoun

the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Absolutionnoun

the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Absolution

Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents. It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the practice of absolution vary between denominations.

Pardonnoun

Forgiveness for an offence.

Pardonnoun

(legal) 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.

Pardonverb

(transitive) To forgive.

Pardonverb

(transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.

Pardonverb

To grant an official pardon for a crime; unguilt.

Pardoninterjection

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

Pardonnoun

The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.

Pardonnoun

An official warrant of remission of penalty.

Pardonnoun

The state of being forgiven.

Pardonnoun

A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amnesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.

Pardonverb

To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; - applied to the offender.

Pardonverb

To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; - applied to offenses.

Pardonverb

To refrain from exacting as a penalty.

Pardonverb

To give leave (of departure) to.

Pardonnoun

the act of excusing a mistake or offense

Pardonnoun

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

Pardonnoun

the formal act of liberating someone

Pardonverb

accept an excuse for;

Pardonverb

grant a pardon to;

Pardonnoun

the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence

Pardonnoun

a cancellation of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction

Pardonnoun

an indulgence, as widely sold in medieval Europe.

Pardonverb

forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence)

Pardonverb

release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offence or conviction, and often implicitly from blame

Pardonverb

used to indicate that someone is justified in doing or thinking a particular thing given the circumstances

Pardoninterjection

a request to a speaker to repeat something because one did not hear or understand it

Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction.Pardons can be granted in many countries when individuals are deemed to have demonstrated that they have , or are otherwise considered to be deserving of them.