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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. 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.

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

    clemency in American English. (ˈklemənsi) noun Word forms: plural -cies. 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.

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

    noun. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. synonyms: mercifulness, mercy. see more. noun. good weather with comfortable temperatures. synonyms: mildness. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Clemency."

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

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

  10. 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]

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › clemencyclemency | meaning of clemency in Longman Dictionary of...

    clemency meaning, definition, what is clemency: forgiveness and less severe punishment f...: Learn more.