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120 entries under pardon topic. ×

4
mercy(allowance, forgiveness, absolution, acquittal)
4
purge(verb, forget, forgive, justify)
4
tolerate(verb, disregard, overlook, forgive)
3
allay(verb, cover, ease, moderate, stay)
3
commute(verb, drop, clear, release, free)
3
dispense from(verb, expression, forgive, justify)
3
exempt from(verb, expression, forgive, justify)
3
give absolution(verb, expression, forgive, justify)
3
plead ignorance(verb, expression, forgive, justify)
3
set free(expression, drop, clear, release, free)
3
shrug off(verb, expression, forgive, justify)
2
appease(verb, correct, compensate, forgive)
2
bear no malice(expression, idiom, forget, absolve)
2
blink at(verb, expression, take, clear, release)
2
bury the hatchet(expression, idiom, forget, absolve)
2
forbear(verb, stop, reduce, release, free)
2
forgive and forget(verb, expression, idiom, grant)
2
go easy on(verb, expression, idiom, drop, clear)
2
handle(verb, take, disregard, ignore, spare)
2
kiss and make up(expression, idiom, forget, absolve)
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