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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

To implore pardon

I cannot understand the phrase "to implore pardon."

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"The prisoner implored pardon". What might be the situation for a prisoner to "implore pardon" [If this question have mistakes, grammatical or meaning, would you like to correct them[

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The prisoner was sentenced to 3 years in prison. He implored pardon, based on the fact that he was the only support for his elderly parents, wife and six children. Implore pardon = beg the judge to commute his sentence, so he does not spend any time in prison.

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  • The prisoner was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
  • He implored pardon, based on the fact that he was the only support for his elderly parents, wife and six children.
  • Implore pardon = beg the judge to commute his sentence, so he does not spend any time in prison.
  • He goes free.
  • By the way, this phrase is extremely uncommon.
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The prisoner was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
He implored pardon, based on the fact that he was the only support for his elderly parents, wife and six children.

Implore pardon = beg the judge to commute his sentence, so he does not spend any time in prison. He goes free.

By the way, this phrase is extremely uncommon.
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AlpheccaStarsThe prisoner was sentenced to 3 years in prison.He implored pardon, based on the fact that he was the only support for his elderly parents, wife and six children.Implore pardon = beg the judge to commute his sentence, so he does not spend any time in prison. He goes free.By the way, this phrase is extremely uncommon.
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hhttAnd why do you think that this phrase, to implore a pardon, is extremely uncommon?
I don't think I have ever used it in any conversation. It was much more common before 1900.
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AlpheccaStars hhttAnd why do you think that this phrase, to implore a pardon, is extremely uncommon?I don't think I have ever used it in any conversation. It was much more common before 1900.https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?conten
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For ***, you pray for forgiveness.
For the judge, you plea bargain, or beg for a pardon.
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