the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Capable of being pardoned or forgiven; not requiring the execution of penalty or the infliction of censure; venial: applied to either offense or offender.
Synonyms Excusable, etc. See venial.
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adj. admitting of being pardoned
Word Usage
"Less pardonable is the reduction of Lincoln's complex politics to fuzzy psychological concepts like "growth," transforming the story of what was indeed a fiery political trial into a therapeutic fairy tale."