A pardon is a forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the penalty. Pardons may be given for war crimes. For example: During the US Civil War, pardons were offered by the US Government to anyone involved in the rebellion. This was an attempt to encourage loyalty to the Union.
An amnesty is a general pardon offered to a group of violators.
Amnesty is an official pardon for illegal acts or, in some cases, financial burdens.
He offered a pardon to Richard Nixon
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I beg your pardon? Not to worry, I will pardon you for asking such a silly question.
George Washington pardoned 16 people during his term as President. He pardoned John Mitchell and Philip Vigol, who were convicted of treason during the Whiskey Rebellion. He also pardoned George D. Usher.
The Ten Percent Plan was different from the Wade and Davis bill because, the ten percent plan offered southerners amnesty, or official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion. The Wade-Davis Bill procedures is state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the union, first it had to ban slavery . second a majority of adult males in the state had to take the loyalty oath.
President Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction offered pardon and amnesty to participants in the rebellion who pledged loyalty to the Union. Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated in April of 1865.
The name for a government pardon during the ,reconstruction era, is Amnesty.
Amnesty is a pardon for wrongdoing against a government. For example, amnesty may be granted for the crime of illegal immigration into the country.