Pardon - Law Dictionary Search Results
amnesty
amnesty pl: -ties : an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individuals [illegal-alien farm workers seeking "National Law Journal"]
clemency
(as a sentence) 2 : an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute, pardon, reprieve
Expulsion
tried and found guilty on impeachment. Such disqualifica-tion may be permanent or temporary and is removable only by pardon from the crown, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p.
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condone
condone con·doned con·don·ing [Latin condonare to give away, absolve] : to pardon or overlook voluntarily
executive
having administrative or managerial responsibility [an director] 3 : of, relating to, or issued by an executive [an pardon] n 1 a : the executive branch of a government compare judiciary, legislature b : the person or
commute
into another form 2 : to change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon com·mu·ta·tion [kÄ -myə-tā-shən] n com·mu·ta·tive [kə-myü-tə-tiv, kÄ -myə-tā-tiv] adj
Pardonably
In a manner admitting of pardon excusably
Absolve
Absolve, to acquit of a crime, to pardon or set free from excommunication. See ASSOILE.
Act of Settlement
the sovereign shall join in the communion with the Church of England as by law established. (ii.) No pardon under the Great Seal of England be pleadable to an impeachment. Ministers were thus prevented from escaping responsibility
Await
look], the lying in wait to execute some mischief, See 13 Ric. 2, st. 2, by which no pardon is allowed for the death of a man slain by await.
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