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amnesty
amnesty pl: -ties : an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individuals [illegal-alien
commute
a payment) into another form 2 : to 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] adj
pardon
legal penalties of an offense 2 : an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3 : excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt
reprieve
: a formal temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence esp. of death as an act of clemency 2 : an order or warrant of reprieve
Lenience
The quality or state of being lenient lenity clemency
Lenity
The state or quality of being lenient mildness of temper or disposition gentleness of treatment softness tenderness clemency opposed to severity and rigor
Mercy
circumstances of provocation when one has the power to inflict it compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary clemency
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