Meaning
赦免 means to officially forgive someone for a crime and release them from punishment, typically used in legal or governmental contexts. It refers to the formal act of a government or authority figure granting clemency or amnesty to convicted individuals, reducing or eliminating their sentences.
Usage
This is a formal, literary term commonly used in legal documents, news reports about government pardons, and historical texts. It's much more formal than everyday words for forgiveness like 原谅. Often used with official subjects like 政府 (government) or 总统 (president).
Examples
- 01总统决定赦免那些政治犯。.The president decided to pardon those political prisoners.
- 02古代皇帝常在重大节日时赦免罪犯。.Ancient emperors often pardoned criminals during major festivals.
Characters
Common collocations
- 赦免罪犯to pardon criminals
- 获得赦免to receive a pardon
- 赦免令pardon order
Antonyms
Origin
赦 combines 赤 (red) and 攵 (action radical), historically referring to the emperor's red decree of pardon. 免 originally depicted a woman in childbirth being released from difficulty, extending to mean exemption or removal of obligation.