2. Verb. (third-person singular of pardon) ¹
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Definition of Pardons
1. pardon [v] - See also: pardon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pardons
Literary usage of Pardons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington by Claude Halstead Van Tyne (1907)
"The records of all executive pardons from 1852 to date (except pardons in the
... Records of pardons prior to 1852 are preserved in the State Department, ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1911)
"pardons, cont'd. said commission, or any of them, for the pardon of any ...
Report of pardons, commutations, suspensions of sentences and remission of fines ..."
3. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. by Frederick Pollock, Frederic William Maitland (1898)
"pardons On the patent rolls of Henry III. pardons for those who homicide, ...
Practice in From these pardons we learn that sometimes a person [po] homicide. ..."
4. The Papers of James Madison: Purchased by Order of the Congress, Being His by James Madison (1840)
"Mr. SHERMAN moved to amend the " power to grant reprieves and pardons," so as to
read, " to grant reprieves until the ensuing session of the Senate, ..."
5. The Pardoning Power in the American States by Christen Jensen (1922)
"17 pardons and commutations denied 23 1898 pardons and commutations granted 18
pardons and commutations denied 39 1899 pardons and commutations granted 19 ..."
6. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I by Frederick Pollock, Frederic William Maitland (1899)
"pardons On the patent rolls of Henry III. pardons for those who homicide, ...
Practice in From these pardons we learn that sometimes a person [p. ..."
7. An Introduction to the Constitutional Law of the United States: Especially by John Norton Pomeroy (1885)
"But when Parliament pardons all persons without any description of their ...
The Powers of Congress over pardons. — Is any legislative action needed to aid ..."
8. The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy by Pennsylvania Prison Society (1860)
"pardons.—There aro few subjects connected with the administration of criminal
law on which so much error prevails, as in the matter of pardons. ..."
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