conviction vs pardon

conviction

noun
  • A judgement of guilt in a court of law. 

  • The state of being wholly convinced. 

  • A firmly held belief. 

  • The state of being found or proved guilty. 

pardon

noun
  • 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. 

  • Forgiveness for an offence. 

verb
  • To forgive (a person). 

  • To refrain from exacting as a penalty. 

  • To grant an official pardon for a crime. 

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

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