clemency

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun good weather with comfortable temperatures
  2. noun leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

Etymology

From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia. Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin.

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Synonyms

mildness

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