一切經音義 65.124

65.124

赦宥（書夜反說文赦置也周禮三赦一赦幼弱二赦老耄三赦愚憃下禹救反宥寬也宥亦赦也周禮三宥一宥不識二宥過失三宥遺忘）。

Pardoning and forgiving (sheyou 赦宥; [she 赦 is] pronounced [shu + ye] /shè/: The Shuowen says: 'To pardon (she 赦) means to let go.' The Rites of Zhou speaks of three pardons: first, pardoning the young and weak; second, pardoning the old and decrepit; third, pardoning the foolish and dimwitted. The second [character you 宥 is] pronounced [yu + jiu] /yòu/: You means to be lenient; you also means to pardon. The Rites of Zhou speaks of three remissions: first, remitting ignorance; second, remitting mistakes; third, remitting forgetfulness).