CLEMENCY

clemency, mercifulness, mercy

(noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; “he threw himself on the mercy of the court”

mildness, clemency

(noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clemency (countable and uncountable, plural clemencies)

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

(legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.

(now rare) Mildness of weather.

Source: Wiktionary


Clem"en*cy, n.; pl. Clemencies. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

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