Clemence - Law Dictionary Search Results
clemency
clemency pl: -cies 1 : willingness or ability to moderate the
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amnesty
amnesty pl: -ties : an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is
commute
change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon com·mu·ta·tion [kÄ -myə-tā-shən] n com·mu·ta·tive [kə-myü-tə-tiv, kÄ -myə-tā-tiv]
pardon
official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3 : excuse or forgiveness for a fault
reprieve
of a sentence esp. of death as an act of clemency 2 : an order or warrant of reprieve
Clemency
Disposition to forgive and spare as offenders mildness of temper gentleness tenderness mercy
Lenience
The quality or state of being lenient lenity clemency
Lenity
mildness of temper or disposition gentleness of treatment softness tenderness clemency opposed to severity and rigor
Mercy
to inflict it compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary clemency
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