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    clemency
    /ˈklɛm(ə)nsi/

    noun

    • 1. mercy; lenience: "an appeal for clemency"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › clemencyClemency Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCLEMENCY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CLEMENCY definition: 1. kindness when giving a punishment: 2. (of weather) the quality of being pleasant or not severe…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › clemencyCLEMENCY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › clemencyClemency - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    /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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLEMENCY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › clemencyclemency - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · clemency ( countable and uncountable, plural clemencies) The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing. ( law) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state. (now rare) Mildness of weather .

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishclemency noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › clemencyClemency - definition of clemency by The Free Dictionary

    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]

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCLEMENCY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CLEMENCY definition: a decision by a judge, king, etc not to punish someone severely although they have committed a crime. Learn more.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › clemencyClemency Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    CLEMENCY meaning: kind or merciful treatment of someone who could be given harsh punishment.