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Lenience

//ˈliːni.ən(t)s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. countable, uncountable

    "There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time."

  2. 2
    lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers wordnet
  3. 3
    a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone wordnet
  4. 4
    mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant wordnet

Etymology

From lenient + -ence.

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