Pardoning - Law Dictionary Search Results
Restitution
of treason, etc., he or his heirs may be restored to his lands, etc., by royal charter of pardon. The word 'restitution' in its etymological sense means restoring to a party on the modification, variation or reversal
Special pleas
prosecution: they are of four kinds, viz., a former acquittal, a former conviction, a former attainder, or a pardon
Venia
Venia, a kneeling or low prostration on the ground by penitents; pardon.
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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.
Grace
Grace, a faculty, licence, or dispensation; also general and free pardon by Act of Parliament
condone
condone con·doned con·don·ing [Latin condonare to give away, absolve] : to pardon or overlook voluntarily
County palatine
The Bishop of Durham and the Duke of Lancaster had royal power within their respective counties. They could pardon treasons, murders, and felonies; they appointed judges and magistrates; all writs and indictments ran in their names,and offences
Collateral
collateral issue, where a criminal convict pleads any matter allowed by law, in bar of execution, as pregnancy, pardon, an act of grace, or diversity of person, viz., that he or she is not the same that
Benevolentia regis habenda
Benevolentia regis habenda, the form of purchasing the royal pardon and favour, in ancient fines and submissions, to be restored to estate, title, or place, Paroch. Antiq. 172.
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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