Sentence examples similar to Implore clemency from inspiring English sources

When a gladiator was wounded, the spectators shouted "Habet" ("He is wounded"); if he was at the mercy of his adversary, he lifted up his forefinger to implore the clemency of the people, to whom (in the later times of the Republic) the giver left the decision as to his life or death.

His close friends have also chimed in on mainstream and social media to ask for clemency, to testify to his good character; his piety; imploring that he didn't mean to insult anyone; that he apologized and deleted the tweets..

Will there be credit clemency?

The pope called for clemency.

Clemency was denied.

Obama granted her clemency.

No. Clemency – Yes.

Whom to implore?

Scots, I implore you.

We may implore.

Or governors deciding whether to grant clemency?