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shovívavost — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clemency noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
  • forbearance noun An arrangement in which a lender agrees to pause or reduce a borrower's payments for a set period instead of treating the loan as in default.

Senses

shovívavost is used for these senses in English:

  • clemency The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
  • forbearance A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

clemency — full definition

  1. noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
  2. noun An official act reducing or cancelling a legal punishment, such as a pardon.

forbearance — full definition

  1. noun An arrangement in which a lender agrees to pause or reduce a borrower's payments for a set period instead of treating the loan as in default.
  2. noun Patient self-control shown by not reacting, retaliating or enforcing a right you could enforce.

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