clemency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: clemency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for clemency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clemency n good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: mildness, clemency] leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" Synonym(s): clemency, mercifulness, mercy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clemency \Clem"ency\, n.; pl. {Clemencies}. [L. clementia, fr. clemens mild, calm.] 1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy. Great clemency* and tender zeal toward their subjects. --Stowe. They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay. 2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season. Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness; compassion; kindness.