clemency
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Recent history has displayed the pitfalls of trying to hit a target number for clemency.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Before leaving office, former president Joe Biden gave clemency to 37 of the 40 federal death row prisoners.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“That is not unusual in complex cases involving ongoing appeals, potential clemency review, and administrative proceedings.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Disproportionate death sentences may be convincing to those who make clemency decisions, and they reek of unfairness.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
In the days where you could be hanged in London from Tyburn’s triple-crowned tree for the theft of twelve pennies, the Americas became a symbol of clemency, of a second chance.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing clemency
Frankenstein
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