Definizione monolingua

clemency

clemency (usually uncountable; plural clemencies)

1. The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
   • 1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet:

     For vs, and for our Tragedie, / Heere stooping to your Clemencie: / We begge your hearing Patientlie.

   • 2010, Priyamvada Gopal, The Guardian, 4 May 2010:

     A death sentence for Kasab, seen to represent Pakistan, will be widely supported in a frenzy of righteous retribution. Presidential clemency is politically improbable.

2. (now rare) Mildness of weather.

Definizione dizionario clemency

	clemenza
	Atto di compassione dimostrato da parte di una persona o altro ente verso qualcuno colpevole di una colpa o di un crimine
	Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.

indulgenza

Altri significati:

forgiveness or compassion

moderation of the severity of a punishment

leniency, mercy

The moderation of the severity of a punishment.

(now rare) Mildness of weather.

Forgiveness or compassion.

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy.