English > clemency: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. |
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| Synonyms | mercifulness, mercy |
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| Narrower | amnesty, pardon, free pardon | The formal act of liberating someone |
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| commutation, re-sentencing | (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law |
| quarter | clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent |
| reprieve, respite | The act of reprieving |
| Broader | lenience, leniency | Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
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| Spanish | clemencia, misericordia, perdón |
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| Catalan | clemència, misericòrdia |
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| Adjectives | clement | (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy |
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