CLEMENCY in a Sentence
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13 example sentences for CLEMENCY, such as:
1. This idea completely restored clemency to his heart.
2. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency.
3. But my clemency is always ready to descend upon the vanquished.
4. So far as the Latins are concerned, you can secure a lasting peace either by clemency or by severity.
5. But, morning once more brightened my view, and I extended my clemency to Biddy, and we dropped the subject.
2. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency.
3. But my clemency is always ready to descend upon the vanquished.
4. So far as the Latins are concerned, you can secure a lasting peace either by clemency or by severity.
5. But, morning once more brightened my view, and I extended my clemency to Biddy, and we dropped the subject.
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Meanings and Examples of CLEMENCY
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clemency
n. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
n. good weather with comfortable temperatures
Classic Sentence:
1 The king, in his inexhaustible clemency, has deigned to commute his penalty to that of penal servitude for life.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430
2 Madame la Marquise: The virtue of clemency and piety is that which most closely unites sosiety.
3 This idea completely restored clemency to his heart.
4 Do not you recollect, I came about six weeks ago to plead for clemency, as I come to-day to plead for justice.
5 The inspector visited, one after another, the cells and dungeons of several of the prisoners, whose good behavior or stupidity recommended them to the clemency of the government.
6 Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due.
7 But, morning once more brightened my view, and I extended my clemency to Biddy, and we dropped the subject.
8 So far as the Latins are concerned, you can secure a lasting peace either by clemency or by severity.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XXIII.
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XXIII.
9 Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XVII — CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETH...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XVII — CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETH...
10 But my clemency is always ready to descend upon the vanquished.
Example Sentence:
1 President Obama granted clemency to a record 214 inmates on Wednesday, far surpassing his previous single-day record, as part of an ongoing effort to release federal inmates serving prison terms deemed to be unduly harsh.
2 Mr. Khodorkovsky recounted with a detached humor how, in the hours after a surprising clemency from his nemesis, President Vladimir V. Putin, he was awakened at 2 a.m.
3 The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith's chambers because Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders.