clemency
noun
[ ˈklɛmənsi ]
• mercy; lenience.
• "an appeal for clemency"
Similar:
mercy,
mercifulness,
leniency,
lenience,
mildness,
indulgence,
forbearance,
quarter,
compassion,
humanity,
pity,
sympathy,
kindness,
magnanimity,
benignity,
charity,
grace,
humaneness,
humanitarianism,
soft-heartedness,
tenderness,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin clementia, from clemens, clement- ‘clement’.
