Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clemency"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Great clemency and tender zeal toward their
subjects. --Stowe.
They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay.
2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of
the season.
Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy;
gentleness; compassion; kindness.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clemency
n 1: good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: {mildness}]
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: {mercifulness}, {mercy}]
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