Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Clemency"

A: compassion, humanity, sympathy

A: A appeal for clemency was requested by his lawyers.

A: To show clemency is to show mercy. The judge showed clemency to the thief in giving only probation instead of jail time.
Philanthropy is giving financial gifts, usually to organizations or causes, as part of your life goals.
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, is now a philanthropist who has given over $50 billion to charities.

A: similar to some extent, so can be used interchangeably

A: Natural. However, if you are using "clemency" in the legal sense, you would normally say "grants clemency" instead of "shows clemency".

Example sentences:

The teacher is kind, he always shows clemency to the students for minor mistakes.

Richard Nixon was granted clemency by President Ford in the form of a presidential pardon.