How to Use clemency in a Sentence

clemency

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  • The President has granted clemency to several people this month.
  • Still worried that the deal could fall apart at the last minute, Biden waited to sign Bout’s clemency until the last minute.
    — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Dorsey, who had requested clemency, thanked those who tried to save his life.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Barack Obama didn’t take any clemency action in his first two years.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Mendez said the Board received a letter from Redmond's children asking the state not to grant any form of clemency.
    — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The White House announced Thursday that Montes, 37, has been granted clemency.
    — Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Both men were granted clemency by Biden before the release.
    — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • His lawyer, Kacey Keeton, is working to seek clemency from the governor.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Parson has not granted clemency on a death penalty case.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • His first steps to freedom came last fall, when the state parole board recommended clemency for Shabazz.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The day after the state dinner, Mr. Biden signed an executive grant of clemency for Mr. Bout, but held it back while aides set the transfer in motion.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Bout was given an act of clemency from the president in order to be released, but the guilt of his conviction remains.
    — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • McDonald’s absence from the hearing sets up the potential for a 3-3 vote on Creech’s clemency request.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Trump did not grant clemency to Bannon's three co-defendants.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 7 Sep. 2022
  • His clemency application was supported by the prosecutor in the case and the judge who sentenced him.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2023
  • There is no way to appeal the board's decision, and Stitt would have needed the board's recommendation in order to grant clemency.
    — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Both men were granted clemency by President Joe Biden before the release.
    — Eric Tucker and Joshua Goodman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • During the listening session, the panel also reviewed the clemency process.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • She was granted clemency in 2019 after spending half her life behind bars.
    — Michelle Watson, CNN, 6 Nov. 2022
  • McLaughlin’s appeal for clemency argued that the jury did not listen to issues about her mental health.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Hill will get a clemency hearing about a month before his execution, meaning the date of the execution could still be pushed back.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
  • In her final hours on the job, Gov. Kate Brown released a list of the latest men and women to receive clemency on her watch, including 10 people who had been sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Last year, the board voted unanimously to recommend clemency for Floyd, who was convicted on a drug charge in 2004.
    — Max Thornberry, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Hopefully, the next person who looks like Jones or me and makes the same mistake but is not a professional athlete will be shown similar clemency by the DA.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Cut to Season 5, and now-Governor Dutton has granted her clemency.
    — William Earl, Variety, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Parson has not granted clemency on a death penalty case as governor.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Besides his work on the clemency board, Wright created the Light of Hope Institute to advance human rights globally.
    — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Family members argued both for and against Dorsey’s clemency.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Apanovitch filed a request for executive clemency in April.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Months later, in the last hours of his presidency, Trump included Bannon on a sweeping clemency list of about 140 people.
    — Shayna Jacobs, Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022

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