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Definition of Clemencies

Clemencies
Clemency Clem"en*cy, 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.

Meaning of Clemencies from wikipedia

- Clemency is the granting of leniency for a punishment, such as a pardon. Clemency or Clémency may also refer to: Clemency, Luxembourg, a town Clemency...
- Blanket clemency is clemency granted to multiple persons and can be in the form of a pardon, shortening of a prison sentence, or a commutation of a sentence...
- Clemency is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Chinonye Chukwu. It stars Alfre Woodard, Richard Schiff, Danielle Brooks, Michael O'Neill...
- This is a partial list of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States. The plenary power to grant a pardon or a reprieve...
- Clemency (Luxembourgish: Kënzeg, German: Küntzig) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of...
- Donald Trump granted executive clemency to 237 individuals charged or convicted of federal criminal offenses, using his clemency power under Article II, Section...
- The Scooter Libby clemency controversy arose when U.S. President George W. Bush commuted the prison sentence of Scooter Libby, the former Chief of Staff...
- Barack Obama had exercised his constitutional power to grant the executive clemency—that is, "pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution...
- Clemency Margaret Greatrex Burton-Hill MBE (born 1981) is an English broadcaster, author, novelist, journalist and violinist. In her early career she also...
- undisputed in order to avoid the costs that are ****ociated with a retrial. Clemency plays a critical role when capital punishment exists in a jurisdiction...