gov ch 14 section d

if Congress adjourns in less than 10 days and the President doesn’t act on it, it dies

pocket veto

in order to cancel some provisions of the measure while approving others

line-item veto

postponement of the execution of a sentence

reprieve

legal forgiveness for a crime

pardon

the power to reduce the length of a sentence or amount of a fine imposed by a court

commutation

general pardon offered to a group of law violators

amnesty

leniency, mercy

clemency