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clemency
[ klem-uhn-see ]
noun
- the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- an act or deed showing mercy or leniency.
- (of the weather) mildness or temperateness.
Antonyms:
clemency
/ ˈɛəԲɪ /
noun
- mercy or leniency
- mildness, esp of the weather
Other yvlog Forms
- v·IJ· noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of clemency1
Example Sentences
That would be a first step in their bid for clemency.
Newsom has made it clear that he is still interested in reviewing the brothers’ clemency bid.
From there, the board would hold a hearing before submitting its recommendation and report to the governor’s office for possible clemency and the relevant courts for potential resentencing.
Depending on the results, the governor could grant clemency, commuting their sentences to make them eligible for parole or even releasing them outright.
Besides clemency, the brothers are also pursuing two other avenues of potential freedom: a habeas corpus petition based on new evidence and resentencing.
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More About Clemency
what doesԳmean?
Clemency is mercy or the quality of being lenient.
Clemency is most commonly used in a legal context for situations in which a prisoner is officially pardoned or has their sentence shortened.
Example: The governor has granted her clemency, meaning she will be released early.
Where doesclemency come from?
The first evidence of the use of clemency in the English language comes from around 1400. It derives from the Latin clementia, which comes from the Latin ŧŧԲ, meaning “gentle” or “merciful.”
Clemency has always been used to mean “mercifulness” or “mildness,” especially that of someone who holds power or authority, like a king or queen. Such a person could be said to have shown clemency if, for example, they could have had someone punished but did not.
This is how the term is used today. In law and criminal justice, clemency refers specifically to an executive official (like a president or governor) officially granting mercy to someone who has been convicted of a crime. This can take several forms, including a pardon (in which the crime is forgiven and the punishment is cancelled), a reprieve (in which the convicted person is given additional time before their punishment takes effect), or the commutation of a sentence (in which the punishment is reduced in some way).
Much more rarely, the word clemency is used to refer to mild weather. A much more commonly used form of this word is inclement, which is used to describe bad weather.
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What are some other forms of clemency?
- clement (adjective)
- overclemency (noun)
- inclemency (noun)
What are some synonyms for clemency?
What are some words that share a root or word element with clemency?
What are some words that often get used in discussing clemency?
How isclemency used in real life?
Clemency is most often used in the context of criminal justice.
So happy to hear 11 people were granted clemency last week. I can’t imagine what that must feel like.
Keep them coming!— Ross Ulbricht (@RealRossU)
Too often, victims of human trafficking are pulled into a vicious cycle of crime.
That’s why TX is announcing an initiative to help survivors apply for clemency with the opportunity to receive a full pardon.
We are empowering survivors so they may find a second chance at life.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX)
Today is the Roger Stone sentencing. Here is what I will be watching for beyond the amount of prison time he gets: What words does Judge Amy Berman Jackson use in sentencing him—knowing as she speaks that she may be scripting a presidential clemency drama?
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes)
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Is clemency used correctly in the following sentence?
New pathways to clemency mean that some prisoners will have the opportunity to be released early.
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