Lenience

/ˈliːni.ən(t)s/

Synonyms for "lenience" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(4 words)

indulgence clemency flexibility forbearance

acceptance charity compassion endurance

Strong matches (11)

Noun(5 words)

forgiveness forgiving latitude leniency lenity

fortitude gentleness humanity indulge laxnesslong suffering

Related words (18)

longanimity magnanimity mercifulness patience permission permissiveness perseverance pity self-control softness stoicism sufferance tendernesswaiting game

Noun(4 words)

mercy mildness mitigation tolerance

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

accommodationadministrative measureattitude dispositionethical principlemercifulness mercy permissiveness policysocial normtolerance

More specific

9 entries

amnestydeadline extensionforbearanceforgiveness culturegrace periodmercy mitigationmoral indulgencepardoning

Collocations

6 entries

academic leniencelenience for studentslenience in sentencinglenience policylenience toward offenderspolicy of lenience

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

leniency lenient leniently

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

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