HyperDic: executive_clemency

English > 1 sense of the expression executive clemency:
NOUNstateexecutive clemencythe power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction
English > executive clemency: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction.
Broaderoffice, power(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

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