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Noun Concept
Categories: Pardons, Legal terms, Penology
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clemency  mercifulness  mercy
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Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice WordNet 3.0
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Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. OmegaWiki
The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing. Wiktionary
Leniency, mercy. Wiktionary (translation)
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He threw himself on the mercy of the court WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
lenience
HAS KIND
amnesty
commutation
quarter
reprieve
DERIVATION
clement
merciful
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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clemency, mercifulness, mercy
Wiktionary
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clemency
OmegaWiki
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clemency
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clemency

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