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pardonee en · NOUN

Etymology

From pardon + -ee.

Meanings

1. One who receives a pardon.
   • Roger Clinton said he had appealed to the president for pardons for "four or five" people he called "dear friends of the family" and told his brother that he would rather be left off the final list of pardonees than see his friends go without. 2001 June 22, Alison Lee Cowan, “Roger Clinton Paints Himself As Easy Target”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2022:
   • This means Gore will have to stop dancing away from the question as if the pardon decision were somehow shared with the pardonee. 2000 August 24, William Safire, “Essay; Pardon Me, But . . .”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2018:

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