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CLEMENCY definition: 1. kindness when giving a punishment: 2. (of weather) the quality of being pleasant or not severe…. Learn more.
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 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.
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.
/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.
Definition of 'clemency' Word Frequency. clemency. (klemənsi ) uncountable noun. If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be. [formal] He avoided a stay in jail after a plea for clemency by his lawyer. Synonyms: mercy, pity, humanity, compassion More Synonyms of clemency.
CLEMENCY definition: a decision by a judge, king, etc not to punish someone severely although they have committed a crime. Learn more.
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.
1. the disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy. 2. an act or deed of mercy or leniency. 3. (of the weather) mildness. [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin clēmentia]
CLEMENCY meaning: kind or merciful treatment of someone who could be given harsh punishment.
