pardon

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Forgiveness for an offence.
2. 2
   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.

Verb

1. 1
   To forgive (a person).
2. 2
   To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
3. 3
   To grant an official pardon for a crime.

Interjection

1. 1
   Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.