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Prerogative of mercy

Prerogative of mercy. In early times the operation of the Royal

Prerogative

Prerogative, a peculiar or exclusive privilege. Especially, all the rights which

Prerogative courts

Prerogative courts. The two archbishops have each of them a prerogative

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Prerogative Writs

Prerogative Writs, processes issued upon extra-ordinary occasions on proper cause shown.

prerogative writ

prerogative writ see writ

Prerogatively

By prerogative

Pardon

remission of punis-hment. The pardoning of criminals is the peculiar preroga-tive of the sovereign. See 4 Steph. Com., 7th Edn. The

Seigniorage

Seigniorage, a royalty or prerogative of the Crown, whereby an allowance of gold and silver,

writ

in its jurisdiction over officials or inferior tribunals called also prerogative writ see also certiorari, habeas corpus, mandamus, procedendo, prohibition, quo

Coin

value. The coining of money is in all states the prerogative of the sovereign power; and, as money is the medium

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