поми́лование — meaning in English

English meaning

• amnesty noun An official pardon granted by a government, especially to a group of people who committed a political offense.
• clemency noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
• pardon noun Forgiveness for an offence.

Senses

поми́лование is used for these senses in English:

• amnesty An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
• clemency The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
• clemency (legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.

amnesty — full definition

1. noun An official pardon granted by a government, especially to a group of people who committed a political offense.
2. verb To officially grant a pardon to a person or group.

clemency — full definition

1. noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
2. noun An official act reducing or cancelling a legal punishment, such as a pardon.

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