Sentences with phrase «temper justice»
The phrase "temper justice" means to balance fairness and punishment. It suggests that when judging or punishing someone, it should be done with a fair and considerate approach, taking into account the circumstances and not being too harsh or too lenient. It involves finding the right amount of punishment that aligns with the principles of justice. Full definition
However, a senior female member present pleaded with the party executives to temper justice with mercy.
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The State's primary responsibility is for justice, although it may at times temper justice with mercy.
«I pray the court tempers justice with mercy and impose a very heavy slap on the wrist,» Akoni pleaded.
According to him, now that the severity of the charge has significantly reduced, it behoves the judge to temper justice with mercy.
«I sympathise with the people who have invited me for programs and I expressed that yes, they erred in their pronouncements but we could have tempered justice with Mercy,» Mr. Mornah said to Citi News.
«My Lord, mercy is not qualified for, we humbly urge the court to temper justice with mercy because we know the court has the discretion to show mercy,» Chikelue said.
If the 70 % attendance policy is followed to the letter, many students will be affected as they wouldn't be allowed to write exams; that's why we temper justice with mercy sometimes.
It is with great humility that I simply ask for Your Honor to render that tempers justice with mercy, a sentence that takes into consideration my life as a whole and not simply my misconduct and failings as Comptroller of the State of New York.»
Speaking with the children of the slain father, who was recently killed by his wife, the bereaved urged the state government to temper justice with mercy on their mother, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, saying life has not been easy for them since the death of their father.
Last week, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) in two separate statements pleaded that TV3 should temper justice with mercy and recall Nana Aba to duty in the wake of the huge and rising public appeals for her.
After the judgment was read, Mr Olawale Akoni (SAN), Nwobike's lawyer, in his allocutus asked the court to temper justice with mercy.
The defence counsel, Mr. N.A. Ibiloye, had, before the sentence pleaded with the judge to temper justice with mercy, urging the judge not to pass maximum sentence because his clients were first - time offenders.