executive clemency
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'executive' (from Latin 'exsequi' meaning 'follow out') and 'clemency' (from Latin 'clementia' meaning 'mildness, gentleness').
مثال
- The governor granted executive clemency to the wrongly convicted man.
- Executive clemency is a power that should be used sparingly and judiciously.
- The prisoner's family is pleading for executive clemency.
ترکیبهای رایج
Grant executive clemency Seek executive clemency Executive clemency powers Executive clemency decision
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction