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lenience

DEFINITIONS OF: lenience

1

n a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

Synonyms:
indulgence, leniency
Types:
softness
a disposition to be lenient in judging others
Type of:
permissiveness, tolerance
a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

n mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

Synonyms:
leniency, lenity, mildness
Type of:
mercifulness, mercy
a disposition to be kind and forgiving

n lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

Synonyms:
leniency
Types:
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clemency, mercifulness, mercy
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
commutation, re-sentencing
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
amnesty, free pardon, pardon
the formal act of liberating someone
quarter
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
reprieve, respite
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Type of:
tolerance
the act of tolerating something
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