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- noun Plural form of
clemency .
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Examples
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It wouldn't be such a big deal if Huckabee didn't have one of the highest clemency numbers and one of his previous clemencies resulted in a murder.
HuckPAC coordinator steps down, citing clemency decision 2009
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"One survey, he said, showed Huckabee issued more clemencies from 1996 to 2004 than the governors of all six surrounding states, including Texas."
Huckabee defends decision to commute Washington police shooting suspect 2009
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One survey, he said, showed Huckabee issued more clemencies from 1996 to 2004 than the governors of all six surrounding states, including Texas.
Huckabee: 'I take full responsibility' for suspect's clemency 2009
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The board, created in 1942, grants parole to inmates who are eligible from before Virginia abolished parole in the 1990s and advises the governor on clemencies.
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But you can't simply stop doing clemencies because it "might" bite you in the butt years down the road.
HuckPAC coordinator steps down, citing clemency decision 2009
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He said he didn't know why so many clemencies were granted.
Huckabee: 'I take full responsibility' for suspect's clemency 2009
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Huckabee handed out clemencies far too frequently and it has everything to do with his faith.
Huckabee defends decision to commute Washington police shooting suspect 2009
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One survey, he said, showed Huckabee issued more clemencies from 1996 to 2004 than the governors of all six surrounding states, including Texas.
Huckabee defends decision to commute Washington police shooting suspect 2009
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There's no linkage made between Australian domestic political circumstances and Australian pleas for clemencies for Australians subjected to the death penalty.
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Like Seward, Carey handed out a lot of clemencies for people in prison.
Randy Credico: Congratulations Chuck! You've Knocked Me Off the Democratic Primary Ballot 2010
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