Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg. A pardon is a government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime to be free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted. Today, pardons are granted in many countries when individuals have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society, or are otherwise considered to be deserving.
Peat moss is made from decomposed mosses, such as sphagnum, hypnum, reeds or sedge. The most common source of peat moss is sphagnum.
Constructed like a big sponge, sphagnum moss tends to retain the water and by releasing hydrogen ions, maintains the high acidity. One result is that the bacteria which normally breakdown plant matter can't thrive and the dead sphagnum moss accumulates, eventually forming peat.onstructed like a big sponge, sphagnum moss tends to retain the water and by releasing hydrogen ions, maintains the high acidity. One result is that the bacteria which normally breakdown plant matter can't thrive and the dead sphagnum moss accumulates, eventually forming peat.