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Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
clemency — clem·en·cy / kle mən sē/ n pl cies 1: willingness or ability to moderate the severity of a punishment (as a sentence) 2: an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute … Law dictionary
clemency or executive clemency — Act of grace or mercy by the president or governor to ease the consequences of a criminal act, accusation, or conviction. (Sometimes known as commutation or pardon.) Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
executive clemency — n. A chief executive’s right to pardon criminals and commute criminal sentences. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. executive clemency … Law dictionary
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
grant clemency — index pardon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
show clemency — index relax, remit (release from penalty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law … Universalium
Lewis Libby clemency controversy — The Lewis Libby clemency controversy arose when U.S. President George W. Bush commuted the prison sentence of I. Lewis Scooter Libby, a high ranking official in his administration, on July 2, 2007. [President George W. Bush,… … Wikipedia
Respite (law) — The pardon power of the United States Constitution has been broadly interpreted to include a variety of specific powers. Among those powers are: pardons, conditional pardons, commutations of sentence, conditional commutations of sentence,… … Wikipedia
Murder (Turkish law) — Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.8 killings per 100,000 people. Many homicides are due to the attacks committed by the PKK. There are three types of homicide in Turkey: Type Definition Premeditated Murder The premeditated killing and intentional… … Wikipedia
List of law topics (A-E) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia