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单词 prerogative of mercy
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Definition of prerogative of mercy in English:

prerogative of mercy

noun
mass noun
  • The right and power of a sovereign, state president, or other supreme authority to commute a death sentence, to change the mode of execution, or to pardon an offender.

    (君主、总统等对犯人免除死刑、改变执行方式或赦免等的)特赦权,特免权

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Neither he nor any previous president has exercised the prerogative of mercy.
    • The prerogative of mercy exists as a safety valve where the criminal trial and appeal system produces a result which the public interest cannot sustain.
    • Yet the people, like all sovereigns, had the prerogative of mercy, and on the eighteenth a reprieve was proposed.
    • The prerogative of mercy should be exercised by procedures which are fair and proper and… are subject to judicial review.
    • This was particularly dangerous for Middleton because it challenged the royal prerogative of mercy.

Definition of prerogative of mercy in US English:

prerogative of mercy

noun
  • The right and power of a sovereign, president, or other supreme authority to commute a death sentence, to change the mode of execution, or to pardon an offender.

    (君主、总统等对犯人免除死刑、改变执行方式或赦免等的)特赦权,特免权

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yet the people, like all sovereigns, had the prerogative of mercy, and on the eighteenth a reprieve was proposed.
    • Neither he nor any previous president has exercised the prerogative of mercy.
    • This was particularly dangerous for Middleton because it challenged the royal prerogative of mercy.
    • The prerogative of mercy exists as a safety valve where the criminal trial and appeal system produces a result which the public interest cannot sustain.
    • The prerogative of mercy should be exercised by procedures which are fair and proper and… are subject to judicial review.
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