A sedimentary rock formed on land has a continental sedimentary environment. Examples of continental environments are lagoons, lakes, swamps, floodplains and alluvial fans. In the quiet water of swamps, lakes and lagoons, fine sediment is deposited, mingled with organic material from dead plants and animals.
Related to executive clemency: amnesty. n. the power of a President in federal criminal cases, and the Governor in state convictions, to pardon a person convicted of a crime, commute the sentence (shorten it, often to time already served), or reduce it from death to another lesser sentence.
Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Credence (noun) reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. Credence (noun) that which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence. Credence (noun) the small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated. Credence (noun)