To free or release from a state of imprisonment.
To grant an official pardon for a crime.
To forgive (a person).
To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
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.
Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.