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Undoing a false conviction is fine, but they really ought to use a better word. Exonerate. Vindicate. Absolve. (Then again, I don't understand the idea of the
by tubelite 14y ago
Undoing a false conviction is fine, but they really ought to use a better word. Exonerate. Vindicate. Absolve.
(Then again, I don't understand the idea of the President 'pardoning' a turkey either. What's the turkey done? Headed a Wall Street investment bank?)
- jerf 14y agoA pardon is a legal term. It is related to, but not equal to, its plain English meaning. Law will forever confuse you if you insist on trying to use plain English meanings. For that matter, you're going to have some serious problems as a programmer, too. There's hardly any term that two programming communities have the exact same definition for.