a plea for clemency是什么意思？

a plea for clemency

乞求开恩

plea

n. 恳求，请求，（被告或被告律师的）抗辩，答辩，借口，托辞，请愿；

例句
The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement.
主教练将特别要求抽调这位运动员到他的队里做替补。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

clemency

n. 宽容，仁慈，（尤指气候等）温

例句
Seventeen prisoners held on death row are to be executed after their pleas for clemency were turned down.
17名死刑犯申请宽大处理遭到驳回后即将被处决。