clemency
/ˈklɛ.mən(t).si/ sustantivo C2En español: clemencia
- The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
- A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
Plural clemencies
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Do not you recollect, I came about six weeks ago to plead for clemency, as I come today to plead for justice.
The inspector visited, one after another, the cells and dungeons of several of the prisoners, whose good behavior or stupidity recommended them to the clemency of the government.
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