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Indian Polity President of India

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Consider the following:

Term Meaning

1. Pardon Completely relief from any punishment.

2. Reprieve Temporary suspension of any punishment.

3. Respite Awarding less sentence.

4. Commutation Changing one punishment to another.

Which of the above terms are correctly matched?

1&3 only

2&4 only

1,2&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

A President is empowered with the power to pardon under Article 72 of the Indian Constitution. Article 72 says that the President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence. The meaning of these terms is as follows:
Pardon: Complete pardon.
Reprieve: Temporary suspension of any punishment.
Respite: awarding less sentence.
Remission: Reducing amount of sentence.
Commutation: Changing one punishment to another.