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parole — pa·role /pə rōl/ n [Old French, speech, word, prisoner s word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison]: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence… … Law dictionary
pardon — pardonable, adj. pardonableness, n. pardonably, adv. pardonless, adj. /pahr dn/, n. 1. kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce… … Universalium
City of Adelaide (1864) — Coordinates: 55°36′29″N 4°41′09″W / 55.60806°N 4.68583°W / 55.60806; 4.68583 … Wikipedia
pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt … Law dictionary
discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… … Law dictionary
Pardon — For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg … Wikipedia
History of life imprisonment — In the history of life imprisonment or life incarceration, where all or most of a person s remaining life is spent imprisoned, its purpose has chiefly been as an alternative to the death penalty or exile. The phrase life without parole is… … Wikipedia
offer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of help or sth that is needed ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, kind ▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE) ▪ The company has made a conditional offer. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pardon — An executive action that mitigates or sets aside punishment for a crime. An act of grace from governing power which mitigates the punishment the law demands for the offense and restores the rights and privileges forfeited on account of the… … Black's law dictionary
Rick Perry — Infobox Governor name = Rick Perry order = 47th office = Governor of Texas term start = December 21 2000 term end = lieutenant = Bill Ratliff (acting; 2000 2003) David Dewhurst (2003 present) predecessor = George W. Bush successor = Incumbent… … Wikipedia
