noun
lenience
Lenience (noun) means Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
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Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
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Etymology
From Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”) -i- + -ence, from lēnis (“soft”).
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"lenience" (noun) means leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.