释义 |
clemencyclem‧en‧cy /ˈklemənsi/ noun [uncountable] formal - His clemency had earned him the regard of the West and would, surely, last until Twelfth Night.
- In denying him clemency last Friday, Gov.
- 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.
- She would have remained in prison until at least 2000 without the clemency.
- The dead policeman's daughter has begged for clemency.
► grant/give somebody clemency She was granted clemency after killing her violent husband. VERB► grant· L.. Douglas Wilder, ruling the punishment did not fit the crime, granted Iverson conditional clemency and freed him.· Wilson is the only one who can grant clemency.· McCord, now 23, was granted clemency last week after U. S. Rep. forgiveness and less severe punishment for a crimegrant/give somebody clemency She was granted clemency after killing her violent husband. |