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Preferred term

amnesty and pardon  

Definition(s)

  • Scholars often consider amnesty and pardon to be universal and timeless phenomena. Whatever the characteristics of a legal system, the relative adherence to law, and the form of political regime, amnesty and pardon appear unchangeable practices. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Amnesty and Pardon]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MB9ZQ41C-P

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