Pardoning - Law Dictionary Search Results
Irremission
Refusal of pardon
Condone
To pardon to forgive
Remission
Remission, a pardon from the Crown, passed under the Great Seal; a release.
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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.
condonation
condonation [Medieval Latin condonatio remission, pardon, from Latin condonare to give away, absolve] : voluntary overlooking or pardon of an offense ;specif : express
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
of war, or a prize. It is also used to signify a sum of money paid for the pardoning of some great offence, and or setting the offender who was imprisoned, Advanced Law Lexicon (3rd Edn.) p.
Pardon
The act of pardoning forgiveness as of an offender or of an offense release from penalty remission of punishment absolution
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