clemency
Example Sentences
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Gana, the securities attorney, added that he will continue to fight for victims in civil court, noting the clemency only addressed the criminal conviction.
From Los Angeles Times
Its old meaning was an act of clemency extended by a legal authority in recognition of a convicted person’s contrition and commitment to reform.
His clemency grants have gone far past that group in recent months.
Bush and Bill Clinton and now represents people in clemency cases.
From Salon
The novelist has long been a critic of Algeria's government, which had not responded favourably to France's appeal for clemency.
From BBC
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