Associations to the word «Clemency»

Wiktionary

CLEMENCY, noun. The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
CLEMENCY, noun. (now rare) Mildness of weather.

Dictionary definition

CLEMENCY, noun. Good weather with comfortable temperatures.
CLEMENCY, noun. Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.