At Her Majesty's pleasure

At Her Majesty 's Pleasure (possibly also at His Majesty 's Pleasure; German at the discretion of Her Majesty ) is an English legal term which is mainly used to describe the period of service of persons appointed by the British monarch. The time period is not fixed, in principle, the monarch at any time make the appointment undo.

The term, which is common across the Commonwealth, mostly apply to the service of governors, judges or special ministers (Minister of the Crown ) application. If the nomination is not by the British monarch, but the local governor, is used by ' at / falling on the Pleasure of the Governor ( General ) " spoken. So the Australian ministers will of the Crown "during the Pleasure of the Governor - General " appointed.

The term is beyond the English criminal law application. A sentence of imprisonment due to a serious offense or an involuntary commitment to a psychiatric institution can indefinitely - " at Her Majesty 's Pleasure " - are pronounced. Then must be checked over the entire holding period of time on a regular basis, whether the act is served and the offender can be released into freedom. In the UK the punishment " at Her Majesty 's Pleasure " must be imposed for minor offenders who have committed an offense punishable by life imprisonment fact, since the year 2000.

• Law ( United Kingdom)