All clemency synonyms

noun clemency

• mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
• indulgence — the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
• leniency — the quality or state of being lenient.
• compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
• toleration — an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters.
• justness — the quality or state of being just, equitable, or right: His justness was never doubted.
• forbearance — the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
• mildness — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
• humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
• tenderness — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
• moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
• lenience — the quality or state of being lenient.
• mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
• lenity — the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
• fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
• gentleness — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
• kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
• tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
• grace — William Russell, 1832–1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880–88.
• charity — A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick, very poor, or who have a disability.
• lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
• sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
• caritas — charity
• soft-hearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
• forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
• pity — sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.