unconditional pardon

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• 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

• unconditional — un·con·di·tion·al /ˌən kən di shə nəl/ adj: not conditional or limited: absolute unqualified un·con·di·tion·al·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• pardon — An executive action that mitigates or sets aside punishment for a crime. An act of grace from governing power which mitigates the punishment the law demands for the offense and restores the rights and privileges forfeited on account of the… …   Black's law dictionary

• free pardon — noun the formal act of liberating someone • Syn: ↑amnesty, ↑pardon • Derivationally related forms: ↑pardon (for: ↑pardon), ↑amnesty (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• absolute pardon — /æbsəlut ˈpadn/ (say absuhlooht pahdn) noun 1. an unconditional pardon. 2. Australian History a pardon granted to a convict, giving full restitution of legal rights, including the right to leave the penal colony. Compare conditional pardon …  

• free pardon — noun Brit. an unconditional remission of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction …   English new terms dictionary

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• Burdick v. United States — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Burdick v. United States ArgueDate=December 16 ArgueYear=1914 DecideDate=January 25 DecideYear=1915 FullName=George Burdick v. United States USVol=236 USPage=79 Citation=35 S. Ct. 267; 59 L. Ed. 476; 1915 U.S. LEXIS… …   Wikipedia