I'll never ask for clemency.
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Clemency
//ˈklɛ.mən(t).si//
Synonyms for "clemency" (55 found)
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Related words (27)
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13 entriesTranslations
80 translations across 21 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- գթասրտություն noun (leniency, mercy)
- գթություն noun (leniency, mercy)
- մեղմություն noun (leniency, mercy)
- մեղմություն noun (mildness of weather)
Bulgarian
2 entries- милосърдие noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- смекчаване noun (moderation of the severity of a punishment)
Czech
4 entries- milosrdnost noun (leniency, mercy)
- milosrdnost noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- milost noun (moderation of the severity of a punishment)
- milost noun (legal: pardon, commutation or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties)
Dutch
4 entries- clementie noun (leniency, mercy)
- clementie noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- genade noun (leniency, mercy)
- mildheid noun (leniency, mercy)
Finnish
4 entries- armo noun (leniency, mercy)
- lauhkeus noun (mildness of weather)
- lempeys noun (leniency, mercy)
- leppeys noun (mildness of weather)
French
4 entries- clémence noun (leniency, mercy)
- clémence noun (moderation of the severity of a punishment)
- commisération noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- compassion noun (forgiveness or compassion)
Georgian
4 entries- ლმობიერება noun (leniency, mercy)
- მოწყალება noun (leniency, mercy)
- პატიება noun (leniency, mercy)
- შეწყალება noun (leniency, mercy)
German
4 entries- Barmherzigkeit noun (leniency, mercy)
- Begnadigung noun (legal: pardon, commutation or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties)
- Erbarmen noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- Gnade noun (legal: pardon, commutation or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties)
Italian
1 entries- clemenza noun (leniency, mercy)
Latin
1 entries- clēmentia noun (leniency, mercy)
Latvian
2 entries- apžēlošana noun (moderation of the severity of a punishment)
- piedošana noun (forgiveness or compassion)
Māori
2 entries- ngākau atawhai noun (leniency, mercy)
- whakaaro atawhai noun (leniency, mercy)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- rehema noun (leniency, mercy)
Portuguese
1 entries- clemência noun (leniency, mercy)
Romanian
4 entries- blândețe noun (mildness of weather)
- bunătate noun (leniency, mercy)
- clemență noun (leniency, mercy)
- îndurare noun (leniency, mercy)
Russian
4 entries- милосе́рдие noun (leniency, mercy)
- милосе́рдие noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- мя́гкость noun (mildness of weather)
- поми́лование noun (leniency, mercy)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- благост noun (leniency, mercy)
- попустљивост noun (leniency, mercy)
Slovene
1 entries- pomilostitev noun (moderation of the severity of a punishment)
Spanish
4 entries- clemencia noun (leniency, mercy)
- clemencia noun (moderation of the severity of a punishment)
- lástima noun (forgiveness or compassion)
- misericordia noun (forgiveness or compassion)
Swedish
1 entries- mildhet noun (leniency, mercy)
Uzbek
4 entries- marhamat noun (leniency, mercy)
- mehr noun (leniency, mercy)
- rahm noun (leniency, mercy)
- rahmdillik noun (leniency, mercy)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Islam is a religion of clemency.
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It is said that President Abraham Lincoln’s clemency for a turkey was the origin for the pardoning ceremony that is now so well publicized.
Source: tatoeba (11156360)
Tom appealed for clemency.
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