1. [noun] Forgiveness for an offence.
2. [noun] (legal) 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.
3. [verb] (transitive) To forgive.
4. [verb] (transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
5. [verb] (transitive) (legal) To grant an official pardon for a crime; unguilt.
6. [interjection] Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.
7. [noun] The act of excusing a mistake or offense.
8. [noun] A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense.
9. [noun] The formal act of liberating someone.
10. [verb] Accept an excuse for; 'Please excuse my dirty hands'.
11. [verb] Grant a pardon to; 'Ford pardoned Nixon'; 'The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President'.
