Sentence examples for given pardons from inspiring English sources

It said that some of those whose cases will now be re-examined were given pardons in the 1998 Good Friday peace deal, or received "letters of comfort" from Tony Blair assuring them they would not face prosecution.

The rebels were given pardons according to terms set out in the Dictum of Kenilworth.

The decisions were reversed by the Government in 2006 and all men given pardons and recognised as victims of World War I.

But George Bush shouldn't be giving pardons; he should be begging the nation's.

Mr. Clinton gave pardons and commutations to seven men convicted as part of the independent counsel inquiry of Mr. Espy in connection with gifts he was reported to have received.

But in January 2007, Mr. Bush told a Texas television interviewer that he would review the agents' cases; presidents are free to give pardons and commutations to people who have not submitted a petition.

Bringing a definitive close to the legal controversy that has swarmed since former Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi gave pardons to nearly 200 felons in his last days in office, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the judicial branch did not have the power to void those pardons.

And last week, when he might have been gearing up for a presidential primary in his home state, a controversy that began when he gave pardons to nearly 200 felons during his final days in office was drawing to a close: the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the judicial branch could not void them.

"Logically speaking, this shouldn't impinge on other victims because this is not supposed to be about giving pardons or 'get out of jail free cards'".

Why claim that Bill Clinton had done something even worse, giving pardons to people from the Weather Underground.

At the center of the case is a technical argument, concerning a section in the State Constitution that gives pardon power exclusively to the governor.