English noun: clemency |
1. | clemency (state) good weather with comfortable temperatures |
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| Synonyms | mildness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | good weather |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | balminess, softness |
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2. | clemency (act) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
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| Samples | He threw himself on the mercy of the court.
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| Synonyms | mercifulness, mercy |
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| Broader (hypernym) | lenience, leniency |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amnesty, commutation, free pardon, pardon, quarter, re-sentencing, reprieve, respite |
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