This is the 5774th most frequent French word.
clément
Merciful; mild.
Here, 'clément' acts as an adjective describing the weather as mild or gentle.
Le temps est très clément aujourd'hui.
The weather is very mild today.
In this sentence, 'clément' is used to describe a person's attitude or behavior, meaning merciful or lenient.
Il faut être clément envers ceux qui ont fait des erreurs.
One must be lenient toward those who have made mistakes.
'Clément' is used here to convey the leniency or mercy of the judges' ruling.