clemency
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
- (countable, uncountable) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Mildness of weather.
Sinonieme
sparing a life
reconsidering a dismissal
Vertalings
clémence
clemencia
clemenza
Milde
genade
clemência
επιείκεια
clemència
clementiaFrekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈklɛ.mən.si/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia. Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin.
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Oefen om " clemency " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Engels .
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