Begnadigung — meaning in English

English meaning

• clemency noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
• pardon noun Forgiveness for an offence.
• reprieve verb To cancel or delay a punishment, especially an execution.

Senses

Begnadigung is used for these senses in English:

• clemency (legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.

clemency — full definition

1. noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
2. noun An official act reducing or cancelling a legal punishment, such as a pardon.

pardon — full definition

1. noun Forgiveness for an offence.
2. noun An official act that releases someone from further punishment for a crime.
3. verb To forgive someone, or to excuse an offence officially.
4. intj Used to politely ask someone to repeat what they said, or as an apology for a minor slip.

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