Sentence examples for pardon is given from inspiring English sources

In those rare instances in which a pardon is given for a sentence not yet served, Ms. Love said, it usually signifies that the president disagrees with the conviction.

Seneca claimed that "Pardon is given to a man who ought to be punished; but a wise man does nothing that he ought not to do, omits to do nothing which he ought to do; therefore he does not remit a punishment which he ought to exact".

The terrible treatment that Turing received prompted campaigners to lobby the British government, and a Royal pardon was given in 2013.

Isn't it odd that presidential pardons are given to people who have actually done deeds illegal, hurtful to others, bad on their face, rather than people who have been imprisoned for principled stances they took, for fighting for the rights of others, and especially people who have broken a law but hurt no one but themselves?

Ms Barnes said: "I consider it to be fair and just that everybody who was convicted under the Gross Indecency law is given a pardon.

When Randhir requests him for more time to repay it, he is given an offer — pardoning the debt in exchange for Meera.

Why wouldn't the Northern Ireland Secretary say which of the recipients of an OTR letter were effectively pardoned by being given a royal prerogative of mercy?

The report shows that one pardon has been given for every four executions of Saudi nationals compared to just one for every 30 executions of foreign workers.

"There were pardons that were given that were never requested or they were given so late there was no way we could do an adequate investigation," said Dean Paisley, who worked as an F.B.I. supervisory special agent in the unit that handled pardons in part of the Carter and Reagan presidencies.

Government supporters praised the sentences asking for no pardons to be given to the thirteen.

Later that year, he was pardoned and eventually was given $300,000 dollars in compensation from the state of Maryland.