to be granted clemency (pardon)
1Pardon — For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg …
2pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt …
3pardon — An executive action that mitigates or sets aside punishment for a crime. An act of grace from governing power which mitigates the punishment the law demands for the offense and restores the rights and privileges forfeited on account of the… …
4pardon — pardonable, adj. pardonableness, n. pardonably, adv. pardonless, adj. /pahr dn/, n. 1. kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce… …
5Bill Clinton pardon controversy — President Bill Clinton was criticized for some of his pardons and acts of executive clemency.[1] While most presidents grant pardons on several days throughout their terms, Clinton chose to make most of them on January 20, 2001. Collectively, the …
6Lewis 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,… …
7executive 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 …
8Blanket clemency — is clemency granted to multiple persons and can be in the form of a pardon, shortening of a prison sentence, or a commutation of a sentence, or a reprieve. Most states governors and the President of the United States have the power to grant… …
9Leo Frank — Lucille and Leo Frank at Frank s trial Born Leo Max Frank April 17, 1884(1884 04 17) Cuero, Texas …
10List of people pardoned by George W. Bush — The following is a partial list of people pardoned by George W. Bush. As of July 21, 2008, [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h28Ul1zG AJjGFriiYjUgsa4nBogD8VKMJGG7 Bush Pardons 15 And Commutes AQnother] Associated Pres , (March 25, 2007)]… …
