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.
Definition of CLEMENCY: Governor's or president's power to pardon a person convicted of a criminal offense or to commute the related sentence. A specially appointed committee is a The Law Dictionary Featuring Black's Law Dictionary Free Online Legal Dictionary 2nd Ed.