pardon

Forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty

EntityQ537151

Also known as clemency · reprieve

Subclass of: legal transaction
, clemency
, cancellation

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A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction.

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58 statements · 16% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Members / parts: release from prison nature of statement: often
end class of object(s) of occurrence: punishment
expungement nature of statement: often
Cause: mercy
Different from: commutation criterion used: result
exoneration criterion used: cause, actor
Pardon
Grace
kegyelem
Malone
Q104919020
Facet of: corruption members / parts: political corruption
Contains: presidential pardon

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