PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude. (Ambrose Bierce)

PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude.

Ambrose Bierce

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