power to grant a pardon

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• Pardon — For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg …   Wikipedia

• pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt …   Law dictionary

• pardon — pardonable, adj. pardonableness, n. pardonably, adv. pardonless, adj. /pahr dn/, n. 1. kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce… …   Universalium

• grant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, substantial ▪ small ▪ full (esp. BrE) ▪ Full student maintenance grants are a thing of the past. (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• Plenary power — A plenary power or plenary authority is the complete power of a governing body. The concept is also used in legal circles to define complete control in other circumstances, as in plenary authority over public funds, as opposed to limited… …   Wikipedia

• Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board — Oklahoma Pardon Parole Board Agency overview Formed July 11, 1944 Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employees 30 classified 3 unclassified Annual budget $1 million Ministers responsible …   Wikipedia

• Gerald R. Ford: The Pardon of Richard Nixon — ▪ Primary Source       On Sunday, September 8, in a surprise announcement, President Ford issued a pardon to former President Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he . . . has committed or may have committed while in office. The …   Universalium

• Reserve power — Not to be confused with Reserved power (disambiguation). In a parliamentary or semi presidential system of government, a reserve power is a power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval of another branch of the government …   Wikipedia

• The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …   Wikipedia

• Ulysses S. Grant — Infobox President name=Ulysses S. Grant nickname= Unconditional Surrender Grant nationality=American order=18th President of the United States term start=March 4, 1869 term end=March 4, 1877 predecessor=Andrew Johnson successor=Rutherford B.… …   Wikipedia

• Governor-General of New Zealand — Te Kāwana Tianara o Aotearoa Standard of the Governor General …   Wikipedia