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.
Definition of credence. 1  1a : mental acceptance as true or real give credence to gossipb : credibility 1 lends credence to the theory an idea that is gaining credence. 2  2 : credentials âused in the phrase letters of credence. 3  3 [Medieval French, from Old Italian credenza] : a Renaissance sideboard used chiefly for valuable plate.