Clemency: alternatives and connections

Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

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A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.

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The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.

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One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, o…

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To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

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A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

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The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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Alt. of Leniency

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The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.

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Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adver…

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The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.

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