An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
To grant a pardon (to a group)
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.