clemency
noun /ˈklemənsi/
/ˈklemənsi/
[uncountable] (formal)- kind treatment of somebody when they are being punished; a lack of desire to punish somebody so severely
（对受惩罚的人表现出的）仁慈，慈悲；宽恕；宽容 - a plea for clemency
乞求开恩 - He was executed by firing squad despite widespread pleas for clemency.
尽管人们普遍请求宽大处理，他还是被行刑队处决了。 - His lawyers appealed for clemency on the grounds of ill health.
他的律师以他健康欠佳为由替他乞求宽恕。
词源late Middle English: from Latin clementia, from clemens, clement- ‘clement’. - a plea for clemency