presidential/royal pardon

noun

: a pardon from a president or a king or queen

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One day after Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from federal prisons on a presidential pardon, a potential order for the disgraced music mogul was called into question. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025 The Untitled Chrisleys Project was officially greenlit by Lifetime in May 2025 — just days before Todd and Julie were granted a presidential pardon. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 May 2025 May 3, 2025 The presidential pardon signed by Jimmy Carter in 1977 was a sweeping invitation to thousands of Americans to come home and help heal a nation torn apart by the Vietnam War. Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Listen to this article Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for presidential/royal pardon

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“Presidential/royal pardon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidential%2Froyal%20pardon. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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