commutation of sentence in a sentence
Examples
- Dissent on his confirmation centred on his support for some of Bill Clinton's controversial pardons and commutations of sentence.
- The pardon and commutation of sentences were ordered by Estrada on Monday, his 62nd birthday, presidential spokesman Jerry Barican said.
- Former Illinois Gov . George Ryan issued a blanket commutation of sentences for the nearly 170 inmates of Illinois'death row.
- Executive clemency may take several forms, including pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve.
- One of the first decrees of the Republic of 1946 was amnesty for fascists and commutation of sentences for those already convicted.
- The Board of Parole and Pardons voted 18-0 on Wednesday to deny Faulder's request for reprieve or commutation of sentence.
- Clinton granted pardons or commutations of sentences for more than 140 people on Saturday, an hour and a half before he left office.
- More than a third of the others were not executed because of a successful appeal, commutation of sentence or death other than execution.
- So, on October 29, 1921, Warren Harding freed Lupo from the constraints of his parole by granting a conditional commutation of sentence.
- As no requests for retrial nor commutation of sentence were pursued, his execution date was reached in only about three months from his arrest.