I thank you for your leniency.
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Leniency
//ˈliːni.ən(t)si//
Synonyms for "leniency" (155 found)
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31 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- снизходителност noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 仁慈 noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- 寬大 /宽大 noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- 寬容行為 /宽容行为 noun (act of being lenient)
Esperanto
1 entries- malsevereco noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Finnish
2 entries- lempeys noun (act of being lenient)
- lievyys noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
French
3 entries- clémence noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- indulgence noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- indulgence noun (act of being lenient)
Georgian
1 entries- შემწყალებლობა noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
German
2 entries- Milde noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- Nachsicht noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Greek
1 entries- επιείκεια noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Italian
1 entries- clemenza noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Korean
1 entries- 너그러움 noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Latin
1 entries- clēmentia noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Polish
1 entries- pobłażliwość noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Portuguese
1 entries- leniência noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Romanian
4 entries- blândețe noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- indulgență noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- toleranță noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- îngăduință noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Russian
2 entries- снисходительность noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- снисхожде́ние noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Slovak
2 entries- milosrdnosť noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- zhovievavosť noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Spanish
1 entries- lenencia noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Swedish
1 entries- mildhet noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Ukrainian
2 entries- виба́чливість noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
- побла́жливість noun (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence, lenity)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Sami begged the judge for leniency.
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Tom begged the judge for leniency.
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Tom asked the judge for leniency.
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