clement
mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate: A clement judge reduced his sentence.
(of the weather) mild or temperate; pleasant.
Origin of clement
1Other words from clement
- clem·ent·ly, adverb
- o·ver·clem·ent, adjective
Words Nearby clement
Other definitions for Clement (2 of 2)
a male given name.
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How to use clement in a sentence
“And at the end of the day, I think what it means to give somebody a constitutional right is that they don’t have to satisfy a government official that they have a really good need to exercise it or they face atypical risks,” clement said.
Majority of Supreme Court appears to think N.Y. gun law is too restrictive | Robert Barnes, Ann Marimow | November 3, 2021 | Washington Postclement, the lawyer for the gun owners, says there is a broad right to carry in public for self-defense.
In battle at Supreme Court over N.Y. gun law, a surprising split among conservatives | Ann Marimow | October 29, 2021 | Washington Postclement, 52, works as a software developer and says Arlington is growing at an unsustainable pace for a county of its size.
Meet the candidates running for Arlington County Board | Teo Armus | October 23, 2021 | Washington PostThe pair realized that the region of clement temperatures around a star changes as the star evolves and changes brightness.
New ideas on what makes a planet habitable could reshape the search for life | Lisa Grossman | August 30, 2021 | Science NewsBy the end of the 1920s, moralists and cops had largely given up on trying to crack down on daters, clement says.
When Dating Could Get You Handcuffed … And Not in the Fun Way | Nick Fouriezos | March 25, 2021 | Ozy
The cultural weather was particularly clement for musical theater writers during this period.
When Broadway Musicals Were Dark And Subversive | Laurence Maslon | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen a neighbor (Suzanne clement) takes a shine to the family, a strange ménage-a-trois of sorts forms.
Oscar Season Kicks Off in Toronto: Channing Tatum, Kristen Stewart, and More Court Awards Glory | Marlow Stern | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA recent exhibition of the artist clement Valla featured objects and prints, but the only thing sold to collectors were TIFFs.
Democrats then returned fire on clement Haynsworth and Harrold Carswell.
clement is a highly respected lawyer with a sterling pedigree.
Paul Clement Argues Both Sides of the Federalism Debate | Chris Geidner | April 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe elbowed, criticised, scolded and toadied to clement Chardin des Lupeaulx and other office-holders.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe symbol of the heaven-bound ship— —is mentioned by clement of Alexandria as being in vogue in the second century.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowIt was doubtless a seal of this character to which clement of Alexandria alludes as bearing the —the ship in full sail for heaven.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe earliest long-case clocks were made by William clement about 1680, and within the same year Tompion was making them too.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreBut clement only laughed and spread out his hands, for Corsica chooses to ignore the game laws.
The Isle of Unrest | Henry Seton Merriman
British Dictionary definitions for clement
/ (ˈklɛmənt) /
merciful
(of the weather) mild
Origin of clement
1Derived forms of clement
- clemently, adverb
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