# der Pardon

der Pardon is a German noun meaning “quarter”. Forms: des Pardons.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Pardons

## Noun

1. _historical · no plural_ quarter (decision not to kill a captured enemy)
   - Gefangenen Partisanen wurde kein Pardon gegeben; sie wurden sofort standrechtlich erschossen. — Captured partisans were given no quarter, but were immediately subjected to summary execution.
2. _archaic · no plural_ pardon (exemption from punishment)
3. _figurative · no plural_ pardon, clemency, leniency
   - Bei sexueller Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz kenne ich kein Pardon. — I show no leniency when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace.

## Interjection

1. _archaic_ excuse me, sorry, pardon

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