clemency

Noun

Meaning

Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mercy mildness compassion kindness indulgence gentleness tenderness lenity mercifulness ruth grace deliverance amnesty vindication floater
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Antonyms

cruelty malice gallows meanness naughtiness extent
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Hypernyms

leniency lenience good weather

Hyponyms

amnesty quarter pardon respite softness reprieve

Related terms

clement clemence

Phrases with the word

grant clemency

Derivatives

clemencies

Examples

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world. Pierre Corneille

I do not ask the clemency of the court. I came into it to get justice, having failed in this, I demand the full rigors of the law. Susan B. Anthony

Children can be harsh judges when it comes to their parents, disinclined to grant clemency. Jon Krakauer

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. Cicero

Clemency is the support of justice. Russian Proverb

Sometimes clemency is cruelty, and cruelty clemency. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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