Definition of CLEMENCY

clemency

Plural: clemencies

Noun

  • Mercy, lenience, or mildness, especially toward an offender.
  • good weather with comfortable temperatures
  • leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
  • The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
  • A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
  • Mildness of weather.

Examples

  • There was no CLEMENCY on the Scrabble board; every mistake was exploited.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia.
Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin.

Antonyms

cruelty

Scrabble Score: 17

clemency: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
clemency: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clemency: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

clemency: valid Words With Friends Word