赦免 Traditional form: 赦免 Pinyin (reading): shèmiǎn Definitions: to pardon to absolve to exempt from punishment Characters: 赦 - to forgive, to pardon, to remit 免 - to spare, to excuse from; to evade Traditional characters: 赦 - to forgive, to pardon, to remit 免 - to spare, to excuse from; to evade