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- adjective Not having been
pardoned ;unforgiven .
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Examples
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Sin unpardoned, and nothing else, can keep any under his power.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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If you haven't heard, Governor Palin was criticized recently for conducting an interview during just such a pardoning ceremony while in the background an employee of the turkey farm is enthusiastically stuffing a presumably unpardoned turkey into what appears to be a grinder.
Stop Pardoning Turkeys Dave Hurteau 2008
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According to federal legislation Dr. Henry Morgentaler did not qualify as Order of Canada recipient due to his prior unpardoned criminal conviction and past findings of medical malpractice.
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In Italy, it sometimes seems that no bad deed goes unpardoned.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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However, can a pardoned person really be unpardoned by the president?
Missing Words Suggest Path to a Pardon - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In a resignation letter to the president, Mr. terHorst explained that he could not "credibly defend" the pardon when others — from conscientious objectors to the draft, to Watergate co-conspirators — went unpardoned.
Ford Press Secretary Made News Himself Stephen Miller 2010
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In a resignation letter to the president, Mr. terHorst explained that he could not "credibly defend" the pardon when others — from conscientious objectors to the draft, to Watergate co-conspirators — went unpardoned.
Ford Press Secretary Made News Himself Stephen Miller 2010
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He wrote one of the more famous resignation letters to come out of the White House, writing on September 8, 1974 that he could not "credibly defend" the pardon of Richard Nixon when others -- from conscientious objectors to the Vietnam War to other Watergate figures -- went unpardoned.
Joe Rodota: The Year in Resignations Joe Rodota 2010
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In a resignation letter to the president, Mr. terHorst explained that he could not "credibly defend" the pardon when others — from conscientious objectors to the draft, to Watergate co-conspirators — went unpardoned.
Ford Press Secretary Made News Himself Stephen Miller 2010
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He wrote one of the more famous resignation letters to come out of the White House, writing on September 8, 1974 that he could not "credibly defend" the pardon of Richard Nixon when others -- from conscientious objectors to the Vietnam War to other Watergate figures -- went unpardoned.
Joe Rodota: The Year in Resignations Joe Rodota 2010
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