← President: executive, legislative, ordinance and pardoning powersClemency: forms, jurisdiction and limitsFind a topicSearchPresidential clemency has three constitutional jurisdictional groundsPardon is distinct from judicial acquittalReprieve postpones execution of a sentenceRespite provides mitigating or temporary relief in clemency terminologyRemission reduces punishment without changing its characterCommutation substitutes a less severe kind of sentenceClemency decisions are subject to limited judicial review
