Practice question
Which form of executive clemency postpones execution of a sentence for a time rather than substituting a lighter sentence?
- Commutation
- Amnesty in every case
- Reprieve
- Judicial acquittal
- A new appointment
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 19: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- People v. Vera, G.R. No. 45685, November 16, 1937, main opinion, definitions of reprieve and commutation: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1937/nov1937/gr_45685_1937.html
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