Clemency - Law Dictionary Search Results

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clemency

clemency pl cies 1 willingness or ability to moderate the severity

clemency

amnesty pl ties an act of clemency by an authority as a government by which pardon is

change a penalty to one less severe esp out of clemency compare pardon com 183 mu 183 ta 183 tion k

official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3 excuse or forgiveness for a fault or

of a sentence esp of death as an act of clemency 2 an order or warrant of reprieve

disposition to forgive and spare as offenders mildness of temper gentleness tenderness mercy

the quality or state of being lenient lenity clemency

mildness of temper or disposition gentleness of treatment softness tenderness clemency opposed to severity and rigor

to inflict it compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary clemency

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