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grant sb a free pardon
grant 后接间接宾语（sb）和直接宾语（a free pardon）。
The governor granted the prisoner a free pardon.
州长给予了那名囚犯特赦。
赦免；特赦
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赦免；特赦
an unconditional or absolute pardon for an offense
The governor granted the prisoner a free pardon.
州长给予了那名囚犯特赦。
The king granted a free pardon to all political prisoners.
国王对所有政治犯给予了特赦。
After his release, he received a free pardon for his crimes.
获释后，他因所犯罪行得到了赦免。
The government announced a free pardon for those who confessed.
政府宣布对认罪者给予特赦。
grant 后接间接宾语（sb）和直接宾语（a free pardon）。
The governor granted the prisoner a free pardon.
州长给予了那名囚犯特赦。
He was granted a free pardon after new evidence emerged.
在新证据出现后，他获得了特赦。
介词 for 后接罪行或行为。
The king issued a free pardon for all political crimes.
国王对所有政治罪行发布了特赦。
Not this
The king free pardoned the prisoners.
Use this
The king granted a free pardon to the prisoners.
错误地将名词短语“free pardon”用作动词；正确用法是将其作为名词，搭配动词如“grant”或“give”。
Not this
He was given free pardon of his crime.
Use this
He was given a free pardon for his crime.
介词误用：表示赦免的原因应用“for”，而非“of”；另外，“free pardon”前通常需要不定冠词“a”。
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