pardon

Japanese: pardon
pardon

...the act of the state denying and eliminating its right to punish and its effects. In English, it is called pardon. It originates from the sovereign's "mercy" and is carried out for national celebrations and mournings, and has long been outside the scope of rational regulation.

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Japanese:

…国家が自ら刑罰権やその効果を否定し消滅せしめる行為。英語でpardonという。主権者の〈慈悲〉を源泉として国家的慶弔を事由に行われ,長く合理的規整の外に置かれていた。…

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