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.
Daniel Engber is a columnist for Slate. Advertisement. In most cases, a governor will grant clemency by signing an executive order (sometimes called a warrant of pardon or warrant of commutation) in response to a formal petition from an inmate. When governors intercede for multiple inmates, they often sign orders for each one.