Pardon used in a sentence

Pardon in a sentence as a noun

They should pardon all the people convicted under that law.

It would be nice to get them to actually pardon him, but that is a much harder goal.

I'm unreserved in my support for Snowden getting a blanket pardon.

Sure, the government isn't allowed to do mass warrantless surveillance, but they can order companies to do it illegally and then pardon them.

I will miss Aaron more than I can say -- he was a great guy, an excellent developer, and one **** of an activist -- but a pardon does not do anything valuable.

Pardon in a sentence as a verb

Nixon received a "full, free, and absolute pardon" from Gerald Ford [0], despite not actually having even stood trial, let alone having been convicted.

[1] Only Turing has been "pardoned".My understanding [2] is that the "pardon" implies there was nothing wrong with the law as such, just that Turing is forgiven for having broken it.

So please pardon my "rantiness" when I say that it is the responsibility of intellectuals to facilitate growth in their communities.

I look forward to a couple decades from now, when I can tell my kids about how us folks who were paying attention were all vindicated when the NSA reforms were enacted and Snowden was given a full pardon.