different between clemency vs magnanimity

English

From Latin cl?mentia.

clemency (countable and uncountable, plural clemencies)

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
- 2010, Priyamvada Gopal, The Guardian, 4 May 2010:
  A death sentence for Kasab, seen to represent Pakistan, will be widely supported in a frenzy of righteous retribution. Presidential clemency is politically improbable.
(law) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
(now rare) Mildness of weather.

From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimit?s.

magnanimity (countable and uncountable, plural magnanimities)

The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul.
That quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objectives.

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