clemency

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia. Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛ.mən.si/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈklɛ.mən(t).si/ Hyphenation: clem‧en‧cy === Noun === clemency (countable and uncountable, plural clemencies) The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing. (law) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state. (now rare) Mildness of weather. ==== Antonyms ==== cruelty ==== Related terms ==== clemence clement ==== Translations ====