prerogative

prerogative (pri-rog-[schwa]-tiv), n. An exclusive right, power, privilege, or immunity, usu. acquired by virtue of office. — prerogative, adj.

prerogative of mercy. The limited discretionary power of a supreme authority, such as a state governor, national president, or sovereign, to commute a death sentence, change the method of execution, or issue a pardon, esp. for a person convicted of a capital crime.


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