Decrease and Pardon

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• The act of excusing a mistake or offense.
  • synonyms: forgiveness
• A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense.
  • synonyms: amnesty
• The formal act of liberating someone.
  • synonyms: amnesty, free pardon

verb

• Accept an excuse for.
  • usage: "Please excuse my dirty hands"
  • synonyms: excuse
• Grant a pardon to.
  • usage: "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

• (v.t.) A release, by a sovereign or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
• (v.t.) An official warrant of remission of penalty.
• (v.t.) The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
• (v.t.) The state of being forgiven.
• (v.t.) To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
• (v.t.) To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
• (v.t.) To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
• (v.t.) To give leave (of departure) to.