shè
miǎn

common
law
formal

Meaning of 赦免

赦免 means to pardon; to remit (a punishment); to exempt from penalty by official state order. Pronounced shè miǎn.

  • to pardon; to remit (a punishment); to exempt from penalty by official state order

Definitions & Examples

Zǒng
tǒng
shè
miǎn
le
míng
zhèng
zhì
fàn
de
xíng
 

The president pardoned the political prisoner's death sentence.

Gēn
xiàn
 
guó
jiā
yuán
shǒu
yǒu
quán
shè
miǎn
zuì
fàn
 

According to the constitution, the head of state has the authority to pardon criminals.

Xīn
guó
wáng
wèi
hòu
shè
tiān
xià
 
shè
miǎn
le
shù
qiān
míng
qiú
fàn
 

After the new king ascended the throne, he granted a general amnesty, pardoning thousands of prisoners.

Zǒng
tǒng
měi
nián
shèng
dàn
jié
qián
dōu
huì
shè
miǎn
zhī
huǒ
 

The president pardons a few turkeys every Christmas Eve.

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