Clemency in example sentence

CHAPTER XVII — CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEAREDComing now to the other qualities mentioned above, I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel.

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The lawyers might file a clemency petition, they might initiate even more complex litigation, or they might not do anything at all.

They built a system of community justice, called Gacaca, which integrated their need for nationwide reconciliation with an ancient tradition of clemency.

During his 21 years behind bars, Memon exhausted every possible appeal available to him, including one for presidential clemency.

It certainly was not a moral act of clemency.

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