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lenience, leniency
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leniency — index clemency, grace period, humanity (humaneness), indulgence, lenience, longanimity, moderation, pa … Law dictionary
Lenience — Le ni*ence (l[=e] n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n yens; 106), Leniency Le ni*en*cy (l[=e] n[i^]*en*s[y^] or l[=e]n yen*s[y^]), n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lenience — I noun acceptance, benevolence, charity, clemency, compassion, condonation, consideration, disposition to mercy, endurance, favor, flexibility, forbearance, forgiveness, forgivingness, freedom from vindictiveness, generousness, gentleness, grace … Law dictionary
lenience — leniency UK [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] / US [ˈlɪnɪənsɪ] or lenience UK [ˈliːnɪəns] / US [ˈlɪnɪəns] noun [uncountable] a punishment that is not as severe as it could be … English dictionary
Leniency — Lenience Le ni*ence (l[=e] n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n yens; 106), Leniency Le ni*en*cy (l[=e] n[i^]*en*s[y^] or l[=e]n yen*s[y^]), n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leniency — UK [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] / US [ˈlɪnɪənsɪ] or lenience UK [ˈliːnɪəns] / US [ˈlɪnɪəns] noun [uncountable] a punishment that is not as severe as it could be … English dictionary
leniency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mercifulness Nouns leniency, lenience, lenity, moderation, tolerance, toleration, mildness, gentleness, favor; indulgence, clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter, patience; compassion, ruth, pity. See… … English dictionary for students
lenience — noun a) Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time. b) A leniency: a specific act or instance of leniency … Wiktionary
leniency — noun 1. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant • Syn: ↑lenience, ↑mildness, ↑lenity • Derivationally related forms: ↑lenient, ↑lenient (for: ↑lenience) … Useful english dictionary
lenience — noun 1. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant • Syn: ↑leniency, ↑mildness, ↑lenity • Derivationally related forms: ↑lenient (for: ↑leniency), ↑lenient … Useful english dictionary
lenience — lenient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ merciful or tolerant. DERIVATIVES lenience noun leniency noun leniently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin lenire soothe , from lenis mild, gentle … English terms dictionary
