granting pardon
1pardon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. forgive, excuse; release; overlook, tolerate. n. excuse, release, forgiveness; indulgence; remission; toleration. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The reduction or removal of punishment] Syn. absolution,… …
2pardon — [pärd′ n] vt. [ME pardonen < OFr pardoner < LL perdonare < L per , through, quite (see PER ) + donare, to give: see DATE1] 1. to release (a person) from further punishment for a crime 2. to cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense);… …
3Pardon — For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg …
4Pardon — The forgiveness of sins granted freely (Isa. 43:25), readily (Neh. 9:17; Ps. 86:5), abundantly (Isa. 55:7; Rom. 5:20). Pardon is an act of a sovereign, in pure sovereignty, granting simply a remission of the penalty due to sin, but securing… …
5absolute pardon — A pardon to which no conditions are attached by the authority granting it. 39 Am J1st Pard §§ 4, 5 …
6charter of pardon — A charter granting a pardon to a person convicted of a criminal offense. Such a charter has been likened to a deed, in the sense that it is of no force and effect until it has been delivered and accepted. See 39 Am J1st Par § 13 …
7Vietnam War — Part of the Cold War and the Indochina Wars …
8Conviction of Michael Shields — For other uses, see Michael Shields (disambiguation). The conviction of Liverpool F.C. supporter Michael Shields resulted from the attempted murder of Bulgarian citizen, Martin Georgiev on May 30, 2005 with a stone in the Black Sea resort of… …
9Thirteen Attributes of Mercy — The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy or Shelosh Esreh Middot enumerated in Exodus 34:6 7 are the attributes with which, according to Jewish tradition, God governs the world. According to the explanation of Maimonides these attributes must not be… …
10act of grace — an act extending clemency to offenders before the law (as one at the beginning of a new reign granting pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders) * * * act of grace noun A favour, esp a pardon granted by a sovereign • • • Main Entry: ↑act * * * a… …
