《周礼·秋官司寇·士师&朝士》
如果王有想要赦免的罪犯，王就在大司寇主持外朝审断的日期前往参预议罪。
若欲免之，则王会其期。
If the king wished to pardon a criminal, the king would attend the adjudication proceedings in the outer court presided over by Dàsīkòu to participate in the deliberation.