executive clemency
1executive clemency — n. A chief executive’s right to pardon criminals and commute criminal sentences. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. executive clemency …
2clemency or executive clemency — Act of grace or mercy by the president or governor to ease the consequences of a criminal act, accusation, or conviction. (Sometimes known as commutation or pardon.) Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
3executive clemency — The power of the chief executive (i.e. President or a governor) to pardon or commute a criminal sentence as, for example, the power to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment. Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. See also clemency …
4executive clemency — The power of the chief executive (i.e. President or a governor) to pardon or commute a criminal sentence as, for example, the power to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment. Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. See also clemency …
5executive clemency — noun the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction • Hypernyms: ↑office, ↑power …
6clemency — clem·en·cy / kle mən sē/ n pl cies 1: willingness or ability to moderate the severity of a punishment (as a sentence) 2: an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute …
7executive — ex·ec·u·tive 1 adj 1: of or relating to the execution or carrying out of laws serving a warrant is an executive function; esp: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as diplomatic representation, overseeing the… …
8executive pardon — An executive act of grace exempting an individual from punishment for a crime he has committed. Such presidential power is authorized by Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. Similar powers are afforded to governors by state constitutions. See also… …
9executive pardon — An executive act of grace exempting an individual from punishment for a crime he has committed. Such presidential power is authorized by Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. Similar powers are afforded to governors by state constitutions. See also… …
10Lewis Libby clemency controversy — The Lewis Libby clemency controversy arose when U.S. President George W. Bush commuted the prison sentence of I. Lewis Scooter Libby, a high ranking official in his administration, on July 2, 2007. [President George W. Bush,… …
