clemency Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun good weather with comfortable temperatures
mildness.
noun leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
mercy; mercifulness.
- he threw himself on the mercy of the court

L. clementia, fr. clemens mild, calm.

plural Clemencies

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.
Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season. Syn. -- Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness; compassion; kindness.