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Noun: leniency  leeneeunsee
  1. Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
    - lenience, mildness, lenity
     
  2. A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    - indulgence, lenience
     
  3. Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
    - lenience

Derived forms: leniencies

See also: lenient

Type of: mercifulness, mercy, permissiveness, tolerance

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