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clemency |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clemency \Clem"en*cy\, n.; pl {Clemencies}. [L. clementia fr clemens mild, calm.] 1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy. Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects. --Stowe. They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay. 2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as the clemency of the season. Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness; compassion; kindness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clemency n 1: good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: {mildness}] 2: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" [syn: {mercifulness}, {mercy}]
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