The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REMISSION which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1981.
Pardon granted for sins or crimes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REMISSION | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pardon granted for sins or crimes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- indulgence
- remit
- remission
- absolve
- confess
- amnesty
- expiation
- amnestied
- confessing
- penitent
- pardoned
- penitentiary
Crossword Answer definitions
REMISSION noun- A pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
- An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
- (spectroscopy) Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission.
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