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pardon

[pahr-dn] / ˈpɑr dn /




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A key figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising, the 44-year-old was granted a presidential pardon and released in September after nearly a decade in prison.

From Barron's

She was relieved to see the pardon, because she assumed it meant Cuellar was innocent.

From The Wall Street Journal

World Liberty previously said it never facilitated or influenced a decision on Zhao’s pardon.

From The Wall Street Journal

They haven’t been charged with federal crimes, making the pardons largely symbolic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hours after he was pardoned, Cuellar filed for re-election as a Democrat, dashing Republicans' hope that he might switch parties and pad their narrow majority in the House of Representatives.

From BBC