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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Clem·en·cy n.; pl. Clemencies
 1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.
    Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects.   --Stowe.
    They had applied for the royal clemency.   --Macaulay.
 2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.
 Syn: -- Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy; gentleness; compassion; kindness.
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