From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfree pardonˌfree ˈpardon noun [countable] British English law SCLthe official act of forgiving someone for a crime
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free pardon• Noah Claypole was given a free pardon for telling the police about Fagin.• We gave her a free pardon, though, and she lives there freely, as merry as the rest of us.• So why was a free pardon not granted?• A free pardon should only be granted if moral as well as technical innocence can be established. 