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.
To forgive (a person).
To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
To grant an official pardon for a crime.
Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution