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.
PART I - EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. Sec. 1.1 Submission of petition; form to be used; contents of petition. 1.2 Eligibility for filing petition for pardon. 1.3 Eligibility for filing petition for commutation of sentence. 1.4 Offenses against the laws of possessions or territories of the United States. 1.5 Disclosure of files.