Definitions for Clemency
ˈklɛm ən siclemen·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. mildness, clemencynoun

   good weather with comfortable temperatures

2. clemency, mercifulness, mercynoun

   leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

   "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. clemencynoun

   The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

2. clemencynoun

   Mildness of weather.

3. Etymology: From clementia.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clemencynoun

   Mercy; remission of severity; willingness to spare; tenderness in punishing.

   Etymology: clemence, Fr. clementia, Lat.

   I have stated the true notion of clemency, mercy, compassion, good-nature, humanity, or whatever else it may be called, so far as is consistent with wisdom. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

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1. clemency

   A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction.Pardons can be granted in many countries when individuals are deemed to have demonstrated that they have "paid their debt to society", or are otherwise considered to be deserving of them. In some jurisdictions of some nations, accepting a pardon may implicitly constitute an admission of guilt; the offer is refused in some cases. Cases of wrongful conviction are in recent times more often dealt with by appeal rather than by pardon; however, a pardon is sometimes offered when innocence is undisputed in order to avoid the costs that are associated with a retrial. Clemency plays a critical role when capital punishment exists in a jurisdiction. Pardons are sometimes seen as a mechanism for combating corruption, allowing a particular authority to circumvent a flawed judicial process to free someone who is seen as wrongly convicted. Pardons can also be a source of controversy. In extreme cases, some pardons may be seen as acts of corruption by officials in the form of granting effective immunity as political favors.

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1. clemency

   Clemency is the act of showing mercy or leniency, especially by a person in authority towards someone who has committed a crime or made a serious mistake. It often involves reducing the severity of a punishment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clemencynoun

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

2. Clemencynoun

   mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Clemency

   Clemency is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune Käerjeng. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. As of 2006, the town of Clemency, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 1,823. The commune also includes the village of Fingig. Clemency is a rural community close to the Belgian border.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Clemency in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Clemency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Clemency in a Sentence

1. President Trump:

   Today I've issued an executive grant of clemency, a full pardon, posthumously, to John Arthur' Jack' Johnson... The first African-American heavyweight champion of the world, a truly great fighter. Had a tough life.

2. Kardashian West:

   I went in … to really talk to the president about Alice Johnson and really explain to him why she would be such a good person to grant clemency to, the president seems to have a passion for what everything that Jared has been trying to do, and that just makes me happy that that conversation is just moving forward.

3. Todung Mulya Lubis:

   According to the judge, the president's rejection of (the) clemency petition is not an administrative act so this court does not have the jurisdiction to accept our case, we plan to appeal today's court decision. We have two weeks to file an appeal. If the law is respected, the execution should be postponed until the legal process is over.

4. Kardashian West:

   I would like to thank President Trump for his time this afternoon. It is our hope that the President will grant clemency to Ms. Alice Marie Johnson who is serving a life sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense, we are optimistic about Ms. Johnson's future and hopeful that she -- and so many like her -- will get a second chance at life.

5. Brittany Barnett:

   Typically, the way it works is the clemency petition goes through multiple levels of review within the Department of Justice before it gets to The White House, before it lands on the president's desk. And that part should just be completely transformed, there should be no way under the universe that clemency petition should go through the Department of Justice at all( because) you are asking career prosecutors to overturn their own decisions. And so there's a way to make the clemency process much more efficient than it is now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Clemency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clemency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Clemency
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemency
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Clemency
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Clemency