Clemency
in example sentence
During his 21 years behind bars, Memon exhausted every possible appeal available to him, including one for presidential
clemency
.
More example sentences with word clemency
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.
It certainly was not a moral act of
clemency.
Many of the journalists and opposition figures were eventually released or granted clemency, but there has been no letup to the torment.
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