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Prince Mohammed's stipulation, expressed publicly, is that his price is irrevocable progress towards Palestinian independence.

“What the developer is proposing will have substantial and irrevocable consequences, damaging the small businesses of the market,” he told the commission.

But the Saudis have made clear this can only happen if there is a "clear, irrevocable path to an independent Palestinian state".

As one explained over a century ago: “An executive may grant a pardon, for good reasons or bad, or for any reason at all, and his act is final and irrevocable.”

In a move that would have tragic ramifications, the bandmates agreed to a deal with Polley that gave him full, irrevocable authority to negotiate all contracts on their behalf.