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Lenience

Lenience Meaning & Definition
Lenience Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lenience?

[n] lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
[n] mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
[n] a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lenience: indulgence | leniency | leniency | lenity | mildness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lenience:

See Also | clemency | mercifulness | mercifulness | mercy | mercy | permissiveness | softness | tolerance | tolerance

Lenience In Webster's Dictionary

\Le"ni*ence\ (l[=e]"n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n"yens; 106),

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