clemency
[noun]
Synonyms: mercy, caritas, charity, grace, lenity, forbearance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, mercifulness, tolerance, toleration

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Antonyms: harshness
Contrasted words: austerity, severity, sternness, rigidity, rigorousness, strictness, inexorableness, inflexibility, obduracy, firmness, hardness, obdurateness, relentlessness
Related Words: gentleness, mildness, equitableness, fairness, justness, endurance, sufferance

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

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.

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