Sentence examples for pardons to from inspiring English sources

His would only backdate pardons to 1919.

A13 Ex-Congressman Pardoned President Clinton granted pardons to 59 people, including former Representative Dan Rostenkowski.

And she referred questions about the pardons to "the President and his staff".

Other Mississippi governors have issued full pardons to people convicted of murder — Kirk Fordice, for example, issued two such pardons before he left office in 2000 after two terms — but none have issued so many pardons to so many criminals.

The governor made a similar statement after granting an earlier round of pardons to six immigrants on Dec. 6.

Kaine awarded conditional pardons to Williams, Dick, and Tice, which meant that they could be released from prison immediately.

President Bush granted Christmas Eve pardons to six Iran-contra figures, including his former defense secretary, Caspar W. Weinberger.

It may well be that he expects now to escape further international consequences by granting presidential pardons to the three.

In 2009, Gov. Tim Kaine granted conditional pardons to the three members of the Norfolk Four still in prison, setting them free.

Others reckon the state-controlled media is giving more play to pardons to make compassion rather than state killing the story.

ALBANY (AP) — Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Friday that he had issued pardons to 24 immigrants with prior criminal convictions, to prevent their deportation.