Sentence examples for refused a pardon from inspiring English sources

Bush refused a pardon after Libby's felony convictions in 2007 for perjury and obstruction of an investigation of the leak of a clandestine CIA officer's identity.

The future of three al-Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt looks bleaker after Egypt's strongman president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, refused a pardon, ignoring pleas from Barack Obama to release them and other political prisoners.

According to the letter writer John Chamberlain, Northumberland refused a pardon offered to him in 1617, preferring to remain with Harriot, Hues and Warner.

There were calls for Briggs to commute Goode's capital sentence, but he refused, writing "A pardon here would tend toward the utter subversion of the law".

The Texas pardon and parole board, in a 5-2 vote, refused a clemency request from Garcia last week.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, in a 5-2 vote, refused a clemency request from Garcia last week.

Mr. Ma has refused to consider a pardon while the remaining charges against Mr. Chen are being prosecuted.

He returned to Georgia in 1867, but he refused to seek a pardon or take the oath of allegiance.

McKenna concluded by saying that the law must take its course, and refused to grant a pardon.

A man who knocked out two of another man's teeth had two of his own extracted as punishment after the victim refused to pardon him, a newspaper reported.

Mr. Bhutto was executed in 1979 after President Zia refused to pardon him on a conviction of involvement in a political killing.