clemency

IPA: kɫˈɛmʌnsi

noun

  • 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.
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Examples of "clemency" in Sentences

  • The act of clemency is a reprieve.
  • Clemency is the virtue of the great.
  • Another theme is the value of clemency.
  • The power of clemency is often controversial.
  • The clemency authority would be the President.
  • He was later granted clemency for the indiscretion.
  • The last resort for the convicted is to plead pardon or clemency.
  • The last resort for the convicted is to plead pardon for clemency.
  • In 2005, he asked for clemency in a letter to the Italian President.
  • Though shocked, the emperor includes her in the general clemency he offers.

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