👉 The term "toftstead" is a slang term used in the United States and Canada, which refers to an individual who has been convicted of a crime but was later pardoned or released from prison. The phrase "toftstead" comes from the phrase "tofted," which means pardoned, and "stead," which is a contraction of "stand." This term is often used in legal contexts to describe someone who has been pardoned for a crime they committed but has since been