Translation of slang *pass*

AFAIK, to give someone a pass means to be granted a reprieve from something bad; "given a pass"; forgiven for one's sins or indiscretions. prior uses of pass late 13c. to go by (something), to cross over, from Latin passare "to step, walk, pass" is attested from c.1300. Not known when usage of example came into language.

• He could have said a lot of other things in response. Things like snap out of it, or that doesn’t give you a right to flip out... But instead, he gave me a pass. Full fledged acceptance of my condition which allowed me to be sad without having to explain it or justify it or apologize for it. He didn’t have to do it. Lord knows he doesn’t always get a pass from me.

• I do try to be very careful where I step- But I missed this rattler, and only the noise he was making gave me a chance to avoid it. The snake a least 5 foot long, 13 or so rattles, and very thick. However, he gave me a pass [the snake didn't bite him], and I get another chance to ride.

• I got pulled over by a state trooper my second year of business and was missing a couple [MSDS sheets]. He started off as a ballbreaker checking each and every chemical. He gave me a pass when I pulled up the sheets on my phone and proved the chems were non volatile.