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The meaning of CLEMENCY is disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due. How to use clemency in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Clemency.
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Clemency is mercy or the quality of being lenient. Clemency is most commonly used in a legal context for situations in which a prisoner is officially pardoned or has their sentence shortened. Example: The governor has granted her clemency, meaning she will be released early.
CLEMENCY definition: 1. kindness when giving a punishment: 2. (of weather) the quality of being pleasant or not severe…. Learn more.
an act of mercy by a person in authority toward someone who has committed a crime, esp. by reducing a punishment: The governor refused to grant him clemency, and he was executed at 9 a.m. yesterday. (Definition of clemency from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of clemency.
Say you're playing a role-playing game and you end up in one of the other player's dungeons. You could try begging her for clemency — compassion shown by people in power towards people who rebel or break the law.
1. the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy. 2. an act or deed showing mercy or leniency. 3. (of the weather) mildness or temperateness. SYNONYMS 1. forgivingness, gentleness, mercifulness. ANTONYMS 1. harshness. 3.
clem·en·cy. 1. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy. See Synonyms at mercy. 2. A merciful, kind, or lenient act. 3. Mildness, especially of weather. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
