counterplay vs pardon

counterplay

noun
  • A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game. 

  • A game move made as a response. 

  • A counterattack in a different part of the board. 

verb
  • To make a counterplay; to play in response. 

  • To counter; to contrast or contradict. 

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. 

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

verb
  • To forgive (a person). 

  • To refrain from exacting as a penalty. 

  • To grant an official pardon for a crime. 

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