How to Use presidential/royal pardon in a Sentence

presidential/royal pardon

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  • What has the Supreme Court said about the limits of the presidential pardon?
    — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • For some, the slate is wiped clean with a presidential pardon.
    — Ted Gup, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Anwar received a royal pardon and was released from prison in May 2018.
    — Caolán Magee, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The 70-year-old has exhausted all appeals and only a royal pardon could quash the conviction.
    — Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Last month, when Mr. Fateel left prison — riding a bus filled with inmates freed by a surprise royal pardon — the Nidal who greeted him was a teenager.
    — Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024
  • Many expect Thaksin to try to seek a royal pardon or parole based on medical reasons.
    — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Although the power to pardon is probably as old as politics, the roots of the presidential pardon in the U.S. can be traced back to English law.
    — Scott Davidson, The Conversation, 14 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • In the wake of the Capitol attack, Eastman sent Rudy Giuliani an email seeking a presidential pardon, which was obtained by the panel.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 June 2022
  • John Eastman asked for a presidential pardon after took the 5th Amendment 100 times.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
  • In 1866, the Supreme Court also ruled that a presidential pardon could cover acts that have already occurred even if the recipient has not been charged over them.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Hunter Biden’s federal gun case was brought to a close by a judge Tuesday following the presidential pardon by his father.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Najib’s lawyers formally requested a royal pardon from the king in 2022.
    — Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In recent weeks, Mosby has gone on a media blitz to call attention to her request for a presidential pardon.
    — Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • Thaksin can apply for a royal pardon but no requests have been made so far by the former prime minister or his family, Sitthi said.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Donald Trump was, by all accounts, obsessed with the presidential pardon.
    — Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020
  • For the defendants and their attorneys, their only hope may be a presidential pardon.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Volunteers would receive a presidential pardon after six months of service and, if needed, a burial at the site of their choosing.
    — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
  • Last year, Gaetz was an outspoken champion of a presidential pardon for Stone.
    — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • While a presidential pardon would not apply to this conviction, Trump still faces three other cases.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
  • President Jimmy Carter granted a presidential pardon to Yarrow in 1981, on the last day of his presidency.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Williams reportedly plans to step down before Donald Trump takes office, while Adams has been all but pleading for a presidential pardon.
    — The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In Thailand, prisoners can request a royal pardon through the justice minister, who passes the application to the prime minister and then on the the King for final approval.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
  • Some were active as recently as this spring and advocated for a presidential pardon for Stone.
    — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • His supporters have called on the government to grant him a presidential pardon that would wipe the months left on his sentence and lift related restrictions such as a five-year employment ban.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
  • However, a presidential pardon does not shield Bannon from state or local charges.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2023
  • There has been a decades-long call for a posthumous presidential pardon of Garvey by his living descendants and supporters.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 17 Aug. 2022
  • What is a presidential pardon and a commutation of sentence?
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And yet, the power of the presidential pardon, based on the embrace of the concepts of mercy and amnesty, essentially guarantees that, in fact, a select few are actually not held accountable for crimes they have been found guilty of.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025

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