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    [Noun]  | "clem*en*cy" | \ ˈkle-mən(t)-sē \


    1: disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due

    2: an act or instance of leniency

    3: pleasant mildness of weather


    Origin: 15th century ;

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    [Biographical name]  | "Can*ning" | \ ˈka-niŋ \


    1: Charles John 1812—1862 Earl Canning British governor-general of India (1856—58); 1st viceroy of India (1858—62)

    [Noun]  | "clemency" 


    1: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it;


      * e.g., " ... the judge chose to show clemency to the truly repentant embezzler "



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