“He's been in Haiti for the past two months.” “'Beg pardon'? He's been in Hawaii?” “No, Haiti.”
She received a 'presidential/royal pardon'. [=a pardon from a president or a king or queen]
The group wants the debt of the world's poorest countries to be 'pardoned'. [='forgiven']
(..) . . .were under the impression that you would curse their family. . . . . .if they did not agree to suspend me in the first place. -How dare you! -Beg your pardon? My sole concern has always been and will always be. . . . . .the welfare of this school. . . . . .and, of course, its students. (..)2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets