Examples of presidential/royal pardon in a Sentence
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According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington issued the first presidential pardon — which releases someone from punishment and restores all their civil liberties — in 1795.
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Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
He was granted a partial royal pardon in September by King Maha Vajiralongkorn that saw his sentence being commuted to just one year.
—TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
Novak's presidential pardon reportedly came in April 2023 ahead of a visit to Hungary by Pope Francis.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
Just over a week later, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn reduced Thaksin’s prison sentence from eight years to one after the billionaire submitted a request for a royal pardon.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
The 70-year-old has exhausted all appeals and only a royal pardon could quash the conviction.
—Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
Najib’s lawyers formally requested a royal pardon from the king in 2022.
—Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
He was released in December that year under a royal pardon, but the confinement shook him.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
The tradition of the public sparing returned in earnest under the Reagan administration, but the official tradition of the poultry pardoning at the White House started in 1989, when President George H.W. Bush offered the first official presidential pardon.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
He was granted a partial royal pardon in September by King Maha Vajiralongkorn that saw his sentence being commuted to just one year.
—TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
Novak's presidential pardon reportedly came in April 2023 ahead of a visit to Hungary by Pope Francis.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
Just over a week later, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn reduced Thaksin’s prison sentence from eight years to one after the billionaire submitted a request for a royal pardon.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
The 70-year-old has exhausted all appeals and only a royal pardon could quash the conviction.
—Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
Najib’s lawyers formally requested a royal pardon from the king in 2022.
—Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
He was released in December that year under a royal pardon, but the confinement shook him.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
The tradition of the public sparing returned in earnest under the Reagan administration, but the official tradition of the poultry pardoning at the White House started in 1989, when President George H.W. Bush offered the first official presidential pardon.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
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