CLEMENCY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
   Synonym(s)
   • mercifulness (what does mercifulness mean?)
   • mercy (what does mercy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he threw himself on the mercy of the court
   Hypernyms(s) clemency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lenience (what does lenience mean?)
   • leniency (what does leniency mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • commutation (what does commutation mean?)
   • re-sentencing (what does re-sentencing mean?)
   • amnesty (what does amnesty mean?)
   • pardon (what does pardon mean?)
   • free pardon (what does free pardon mean?)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
2. Meaning
   • good weather with comfortable temperatures
   Synonym(s)
   • mildness (what does mildness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) clemency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • good weather (what does good weather mean?)