Ko tā te kāwanatanga whakakore i te whiunga o tētahi mō ana hara. I te nuinga o te wā he hara tōrangapū, he hara rānei i utaina hētia ki runga i a ia.
A government's repeal of a person's punishment for offences committed. Mostly this is for political offences, or for offences unfairly attributed to them.
muru - to wipe out, forgive, absolve
hara - offence, crime, wrongdoing
Ko tētahi wāhanga o te whakataunga tiriti o te iwi rā, ko te murunga hara mō tō rātou rangatira.
E hia tau i muri mai ka whakataungia e te kāwanatanga te murunga hara mō te hunga moe takatāpui i whiua i raro i te ture o mua.