Sentence examples for Showing clemency from inspiring English sources

Instead of showing clemency, its courts sent him down for three years.

It is common in the Muslim world to celebrate the Id al-Fitr holiday by showing clemency to prisoners.

The prime minister, Tony Abbott, told the Australian parliament showing clemency would represent Indonesia's "best values", as well as its best interests.

Youth register these things, and rather than shocking them into fear by killing/execution, which only fills their heads with thoughts of death, by showing clemency you show that even the condemned can bring positives to the world.

Yemeni officials say that by showing clemency to figures like Mr. Elbaneh — often including help with money and jobs — they have co-opted many jihadists, who then agree to help track down other fugitives or to become informants.

"If we were to apply for clemency under the older system, it would've implied to the United States that we didn't believe them to be a democratic country that respected the rule of law, under the language of the previous government, and that would not be taken well when you're asking them to do you the favor of showing clemency for one of your citizens," he said. .

His intervention to show "clemency" by cutting her sentence was salt in her wounds.

"I call on Theresa May to show clemency and save this man's life" she added.

But that is only because he and other government officials have shown clemency to those sentenced to huge fines and time behind bars for libel by judges.

The presiding judge, Wolfgang Schomburg, said Mr. Nikolic deserved a life term but was shown clemency because he admitted guilt and expressed remorse.

The governor has only once in 11 years shown clemency to a death row inmate unless forced to do so by the courts.