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Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution grants the president unfettered, unilateral “Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

The film’s influence was widely credited with helping build support for Britain’s Sexual Offenses Act of 1967 that decriminalized same-sex relationships.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

Unlike many countries, France has a state-funded compensation program, the Guarantee Fund for Victims of Terrorist Acts and Other Offenses, which provides full reparation covering physical, psychological and economic damages.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022

An officer from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs filed a complaint against Denezpi in the Court of Indian Offenses.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Offenses against good manners, faults of meanness, or oddity of behavior, were discouraged by admonitions, given privately by the chief, or publicly in the convivial meetings of the club.

From The Eve of the French Revolution by Lowell, Edward J. (Edward Jackson)