Meaning of ほうべん in Japanese

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Definition of ほうべん

ほうめん(houmen) · ほうべん(houben) 【放免】

(n, vs) release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off; acquittal
警官は注意して彼を放免した。
The policeman let him off with a warning.

ほうべん(houben) 【方便】

うそもほうべん(usomohouben) 【嘘も方便 ·うそも方便】

(exp) the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
諺にある通り、「嘘も方便だ」
As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means."

ごほうべん(gohouben) 【御方便 ·ご方便】