#clemency__mercifulness__mercy  leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
  supertype:  #lenience__leniency  lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
  subtype:  #re-sentencing__commutation  the reduction is severity of a punishment imposed by law
  subtype:  #free_pardon__amnesty__pardon  the formal act of liberating someone
  subtype:  #reprieve__respite  the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

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