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.
A: âExecutive clemencyâ is a catch-all term that includes all the different ways a stateâs. governor or the United States president can use what is commonly called the âpardon powerâ. (see below). âExecutive clemencyâ includes commutation (a reduction in sentence), pardon (the.