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clemency
a sentence) 2 : an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute, pardon, reprieve
Respite
enter the same, and postpone the hearing to a future day. Consult Pritch. on Q. Sess. Also, interval, reprieve, suspension of a capital sentence, a delay, forbearance, or continuation of time. There are respite of execution, of
Sentence of death, Recording of
of death in certain capital felonies,' and enter judgment on the record instead--which had the effect of a reprieve. The (English) Children Act, 1933, s. 53(1), provides as follows:- Sentence of death shall not be pronounced on
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