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pardon (
n.) late 13c., "
papal indulgence," from
O.Fr. pardonner "
to grant, forgive," from
V.L. *perdonare "
to give wholeheartedly, to remit," from
L. per- "
through, thoroughly" +
donare "
give, present" (see
DONATION (
Cf. donation)). Meaning "
passing over an offense without punishment is from c.1300; strictly legal sense is from early 14c., in Anglo-French. Weaker sense of "excuse for a minor fault" is attested from 1540s.
{{12}}pardon (v.) early 15c.; see PARDON (Cf. pardon) (n.).
'I grant you pardon,' said Louis XV to Charolais, who, to divert himself, had just killed a man; 'but I also pardon whoever will kill you.' [Marquis de Sade, "Philosophy in the Bedroom"]
Related: Pardoned; pardoning. Pardon my French as exclamation of apology for obscene language is from 1895.
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pardon — [ pardɔ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1135; de pardonner 1 ♦ Action de pardonner. ⇒ absolution, amnistie, grâce, indulgence, miséricorde, rémission. Demander pardon, son pardon. Demander pardon à qqn d avoir fait qqch. Je vous en demande humblement pardon.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt … Law dictionary
pardon — PARDÓN interj., s.n. 1. interj. Iertaţi mă! scuzaţi! ♦ (Ca protest) Ba nu (e aşa)! să avem iertare! 2. s.n. (înv.) Absolvire, scutire (de o pedeapsă sau de o obligaţie); iertare: scuză. – Din germ. Pardon, fr. pardon. Trimis de valeriu,… … Dicționar Român
Pardon — Par don, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pardoned} (p[aum]r d nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pardoning}.] [Either fr. pardon, n., or from F. pardonner, LL. perdonare; L. per through, thoroughly, perfectly + donare to give, to present. See {Par }, and {Donation}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pardon me — Pardon Par don, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pardoned} (p[aum]r d nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pardoning}.] [Either fr. pardon, n., or from F. pardonner, LL. perdonare; L. per through, thoroughly, perfectly + donare to give, to present. See {Par }, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pardon — Par don (p[aum]r d n), n. [F., fr. pardonner to pardon. See {Pardon}, v. t.] 1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution. [1913 Webster] Pardon, my lord, for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pardon Us — Theatrical poster for the 1944 re release Directed by James Parrott Produced by … Wikipedia
Pardon — (französisch für „Vergebung“, „Verzeihung“) bezeichnet: im militärischen Sprachgebrauch die Schonung des Lebens des Gegners, siehe Pardon (Militärjargon) eine satirische Zeitschrift, siehe pardon (Zeitschrift) eine in der Bretagne verbreitete… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pardon# — pardon n Pardon, amnesty, absolution in their legal and ecclesiastical senses mean a remission of penalty or punishment. Pardon, which is the comprehensive term, is often ambiguous; it denotes a release not from guilt but from the penalty imposed … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Pardon Me — Single par Incubus extrait de l’album Make Yourself Sortie 22 février 2000 Enregistrement Mai juin 1999 Los Angeles (Californie) Durée 3:44 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
Pardon — Smn erw. obs. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. pardon m., einer postverbalen Ableitung von frz. pardonner verzeihen , dieses aus spl. perdonare vergeben (eigentlich gänzlich schenken ), zu l. dōnāre geben, schenken und l. per , zu l. dōnum … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
