特赦委员会

名词

neolog

board of pardons

noun

Comparative law notes

China

Under mainland Chinese law, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress exercises the power to grant amnesties.

Definitions of board of pardons

English

(US) a state body that determines whether prisoners should be released from prison and under what conditions

The Nebraska Board of Pardons has refused to grant a hearing to a man who has been imprisoned for the last 50 years.