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
  • Najib’s lawyers formally requested a royal pardon from the king in 2022.
    — Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 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
  • 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
  • But Eastman was not given a presidential pardon, and went on to invoke his the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination 100 times when the committee called him to testify.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
  • Two turkeys received a presidential pardon in a Thanksgiving rite of passage.
    — Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Novak's presidential pardon reportedly came in April 2023 ahead of a visit to Hungary by Pope Francis.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Stone was then issued a full presidential pardon on Dec. 23, nullifying the conviction, just weeks before Trump left office.
    — James Hill, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2021
  • However, lame-duck presidents have been known to use this period to exercise some of their powers — such as the presidential pardon — with less concern about public opinion.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2020
  • When President Donald Trump offered him a presidential pardon in 2017, protesters gathered in downtown Phoenix to make their outrage known.
    — Maria Polletta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Notably, no president could grant Trump clemency in the Georgia and New York cases, as presidential pardon power only applies to federal charges.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Even if Trump ultimately does grant some form of clemency to his children or himself, the presidential pardon is not a blanket protection against prosecution.
    — Erin Blakemore, History & Culture, 4 Dec. 2020

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