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noun
- 1. mercy; lenience: "an appeal for clemency"
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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.
CLEMENCY definition: 1. kindness when giving a punishment: 2. (of weather) the quality of being pleasant or not severe…. Learn more.
/ˈklɛmənsi/ /ˈklɛmɪnsi/ IPA guide. Other forms: clemencies. 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.
noun. /ˈklemənsi/ [uncountable] (formal) kind treatment of somebody when they are being punished; a lack of desire to punish somebody so severely synonym mercy. a plea for clemency. He was executed by firing squad despite widespread pleas for clemency. His lawyers appealed for clemency on the grounds of ill health. Word Origin.
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.
1. forbearance, leniency, or mercy, as toward an offender or enemy. 2. a merciful or lenient act. 3. mildness, as of weather. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈmercy. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.
CLEMENCY definition: a decision by a judge, king, etc not to punish someone severely although they have committed a crime. Learn more.
