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clemency

Meaning of “clemency”

Mercy, mildness, leniency, or gentleness shown by one having power to judge or act.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 24:4

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Mildness of temper; gentleness or lenity of disposition; disposition to treat with favor and kindness. Mercy; disposition to treat with lenity, to forgive or to spare, as offenders; tenderness in punishing.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 405