what is the difference between clemency and presidential pardon?

Answer 1

Clemency is given in religious context, whereas pardon is what is given by a royal personage.

Answer 2

A Presidential Pardon Serves To

Answer 3

Clemency is the broad term that applies to a pardon or a commutation of sentence, both of which can be issued by a president. A pardon “serves as an official statement of forgiveness for the commission of a federal crime and restores basic civil rights (such as the right to vote). It does not connote innocence,” Roger Adams, the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Feb. 14. A commutation is a reduction in the length of a sentence for someone who has already been convicted. It is not an act of forgiveness and does not erase the conviction

Answer 4

Clemency,is bestow on poor people,presidential pardon,is bestow on the rich.

Answer 5

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it - it's as if the offense never occurred.

Clemency is an associated term, meaning the lessening of the penalty of the crime without forgiving the crime itself - you're still guilty, but just serve a lesser sentence (e.g. life inprisonment instead of the death penalty).