pardon
Example Sentences
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Should Bankman-Fried ultimately receive a pardon, his crimes would essentially be forgiven under the law.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Thank God for everything,” Franco said as he embraced his mother, Nancy Aybar, after Judge Nuñez announced the pardon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Yet the pardon power is circumscribed: It applies only to criminal “offenses,” excluding impeachments.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Last year, Lindberg hired a Washington lobbying firm to seek a pardon from President Trump, lobbying records show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He always slept with one eye open, so in a moment he raised up and rubbed his cold nose against mine to beg my pardon for his absence.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing pardon
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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