Pardoning - Law Dictionary Search Results
Aurum regin'
to the king amounting to ten marks or upwards, for and in consideration of any privileges, grants, licenses, pardons, or other matters of royal favour conferred upon him by the king. It is due in the proportion
Act of Grace
provides for the maintenance of debtors imprisoned by their creditors. It is usually applied in England to general pardons granted at the beginning of a new reign, or on other great occasions.
Absolve
Absolve, to acquit of a crime, to pardon or set free from excommunication. See ASSOILE.
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Forgivable
Capable of being forgiven pardonable venial
Excusable
That may be excused forgiven justified or acquitted of blame pardonable as the man is excusable an excusable action
Cureacute
A curate a pardon
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
clemency
(as a sentence) 2 : an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute, pardon, reprieve
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"]
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