Sentence examples similar to exceptional clemency from inspiring English sources

Because of the principle that all powers have legal limits, the Attorney-General's exercise of prosecutorial discretion and the power to pardon or grant clemency to convicted persons exercised by the President on the Cabinet's advice are both justiciable in exceptional cases, for instance, where the powers have been exercised unconstitutionally or in bad faith.

The pope called for clemency.

Will there be credit clemency?

Clemency was denied.

Obama granted her clemency.

No. Clemency – Yes.

On September 20, the Board denied him clemency.

"Nothing exceptional".

Many Puerto Ricans opposed the clemency.

Or governors deciding whether to grant clemency?

But that will hardly win him clemency.