Forgiveness for an offence.

(law) 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.

(transitive) To forgive (a person).

(transitive) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.

(transitive, law) To grant an official pardon for a crime.

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.