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clemency definition

clem·ency (klem′ən sē)

noun pl. clemencies -·cies

  1. forbearance, leniency, or mercy, as toward an offender or enemy
  2. a merciful or lenient act
  3. mildness, as of weather

Etymology: ME clemencie < L clementia < clemens, merciful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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