| 单词 | clemency |
| 释义 | clemency From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclemencyclem‧en‧cy /ˈklemənsi/ noun [uncountable] formalforgiveness and less severe punishment for a crimegrant/give somebody clemencyShe was granted clemency after killing her violent husband.Examples from the Corpusclemency• 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. |
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