What does presents mean?
Presents means plural of present.
/ˈpɹɛzənts/ · noun
plural of present.
Know all men by these presents...
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from July^([sic – meaning January]) 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.
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Presents means plural of present.
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Know all men by these presents...
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