clemency
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++clem·en·cy /ˈklemənsi/ noun [uncountable] formal forgiveness and less severe punishment for a crime 仁慈，宽恕grant/give somebody clemency She was granted clemency after killing her violent husband. 她杀死粗暴的丈夫后得到了宽大处理。
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clemency• Mr Harris had applied for a clemency hearing before the governor, Mr George Deukmejian.• Presidents Truman and Kennedy, for instance, each granted more than 40 percent of all clemency requests.• The dead policeman's daughter has begged for clemency.• In denying him clemency last Friday, Gov.• His clemency had earned him the regard of the West and would, surely, last until Twelfth Night.• She would have remained in prison until at least 2000 without the clemency.grant/give somebody clemency• Ms. Aris was granted clemency after serving 10 years for killing her abusive husband.clem·en·cy nounChineseSyllable
less severe crime forgiveness and a punishment Corpus for
clemency
clem‧en‧cy /ˈklemənsi/
noun [uncountable] formal
forgiveness and less severe punishment for a crime
grant/give somebody clemency
She was granted clemency after killing her violent husband.
clem‧en‧cy /ˈklemənsi/
noun [uncountable] formalforgiveness and less severe punishment for a crime
grant/give somebody clemency