pardoned

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Hun Sen posted on Facebook that Sokha had been "pardoned", alongside a photo of the royal decree signed by him.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Rapper Lil Wayne and former chief strategist Steve Bannon were also pardoned at the same time, on Trump’s final day in office during his first term.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released and pardoned for Eid.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He pardoned Joe Lewis, a British billionaire whose family owns an English Premier League soccer club and who had pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“The new council has said that you can be pardoned as soon as you are willing to apologize.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill