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Pardonable

Admitting of pardon not requiring the excution of penalty venial excusable applied to the offense or to the offender as a

Remission

Remission, a pardon from the Crown, passed under the Great Seal; a release.

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Condonation

Condonation, a pardoning or remission. In cases of adultery it is forgiveness, legally releasing the injury, by virtue of Judicature Act,

had been attained for an oath that, though not false, was fatuous: ibid. p. 661. The power of pardoning offences is stated by Blackstone to be one of the great advantages of monarchy in general above every

Remit

Remit, means to pardon, to refrain from inflicting to give up. A remission of sentence does not mean acquittal, Ram Deo Chauhan

Amnesty

Amnesty [fr. auvnorla, Gk., non-remembrance], an act of pardon or 'oblivion' (see, e.g., the Act of Oblivion, 12 Car. 2, c. 11, and 20 Geo. 2, c.

condonation

condonation [Medieval Latin condonatio remission, pardon, from Latin condonare to give away, absolve] : voluntary overlooking or pardon of an offense ;specif : express

Lancaster

him to his son John for life, that he should have jura regalia and a king-like power to pardon treasons, outlawries, etc., and make justices of the peace and justices of assize within the county, and all

Veni' facilitas incentivum est delinquendi

Veni' facilitas incentivum est delinquendi. 3 Inst. 236.-Facility of pardon is an incentive to crime.

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