They are still waiting for an official pardon.

She asked for pardon after the trial.

The president granted a pardon to the prisoner.

It is very easy for a President to misuse the power of pardon and turn it into a dreadful instrument of impunity for his or her friends and allies

The purpose of the Presidential pardon power is to correct judicial errors or disproportionate sentences, to offer mercy in exceptional humanitarian cases or to promote reconciliation after political conflict or civil unrest, not to offer impunity to criminals

Please pardon me for being late.

He asked for a pardon from his teacher.

I hope you can pardon my mistake.