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clemency
(mass) | clemency
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clemency
(encz) | clemency,laskavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
clemency
(encz) | clemency,vlídnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Clemency
(gcide) | Clemency \Clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Clemencies. [L. clementia, fr.
clemens mild, calm.]
1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness
of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.
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Great clemency and tender zeal toward their
subjects. --Stowe.
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They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay.
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2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of
the season.
Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy;
gentleness; compassion; kindness.
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clemency
(wn) | clemency
n 1: good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn:
mildness, clemency]
2: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or
agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself
on the mercy of the court" [syn: clemency, mercifulness,
mercy] |
CLEMENCY
(bouvier) | CLEMENCY. The disposition to treat with leniency. See Mercy; Pardon.
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executive clemency
(encz) | executive clemency, n: |
inclemency
(encz) | inclemency,nevlídnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Clemency
(gcide) | Clemency \Clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Clemencies. [L. clementia, fr.
clemens mild, calm.]
1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness
of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.
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Great clemency and tender zeal toward their
subjects. --Stowe.
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They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay.
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2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of
the season.
Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy;
gentleness; compassion; kindness.
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Inclemency
(gcide) | Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inclemencies. [L.
inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]
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1. The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency;
lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.
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The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall.
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2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the
elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe
cold, wind, rain, or snow.
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The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope.
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The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper.
Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness;
storminess; boisterousness.
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executive clemency
(wn) | executive clemency
n 1: the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or
commute the sentence of someone convicted in that
jurisdiction |
inclemency
(wn) | inclemency
n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad
weather}, inclemency, inclementness] [ant: {good
weather}]
2: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness] |
CLEMENCY
(bouvier) | CLEMENCY. The disposition to treat with leniency. See Mercy; Pardon.
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