Both Uses of
clemency
in
War and Peace
- But my clemency is always ready to descend upon the vanquished.†
Chpt 11 *
- "Is that you, Clement?" he asked.†
Chpt 14
Definitions:
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(1)
(clemency as in: the judge showed clemency) mercy
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A less common meaning is mildness and usually references good weather in the form clement or bad weather in the form inclement.