Pardoner - Law Dictionary Search Results
Jury pardon
Jury pardon, means a rule that permits a jury to convict a defendant of a lesser offense than the offense
Condone
To pardon to forgive
Irremission
Refusal of pardon
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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,
Remission
Remission, a pardon from the Crown, passed under the Great Seal; a release.
Prerogative of mercy
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.
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
Ransom
Ransom [fr. rancon, Fr.], the price of redemption of a captive or prisoner of war, or for the pardon of some great offence. It differs from amerciament, because it excuses from corporal punishment. To obtain the release
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