PARDON scores 9 points (base, without multipliers).
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/ˈpɑɹ.dən/
noun
1
Forgiveness for an offence.
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
To forgive (a person).
2
To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
3
To grant an official pardon for a crime.
interjection
1
Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.