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lenience::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leniency |
| Type of | tolerance |
| Has types | clemency, mercifulness, mercy |
| Derivation | lenient |
lenience::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leniency, lenity, mildness |
| Type of | mercy, mercifulness |
| Derivation | lenient |
lenience::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | indulgence, leniency |
| Type of | tolerance, permissiveness |
| Has types | softness |
| Derivation | lenient |
Examples of lenience
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Part of the reason for the lenience is the weakness of Yemen's government.
From the al.com
In return he hopes for a new loan from the IMF, and has asked creditors for lenience.
From the economist.com
Others contend investigators have treated star athletes with lenience.
From the washingtonpost.com
Such lenience makes it all the more important that the new regime is closely monitored.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Lenience in the face of desertion could send a dangerous signal to these men and women.
From the economist.com
Andrew Thomas Gallo, 23, sheds a tear as a member of his family asks the judge for lenience.
From the latimes.com
American officials have expressed growing frustration at the government's apparent lenience.
From the economist.com
An article written twenty years earlier expressed similar misgivings about excessive lenience.
From the theatlantic.com
Instead, contact your lender and ask for a little lenience.
From the ocregister.com
- Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- Indulgence: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
- Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- (leniently) laxly: in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"
- Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment; A leniency: a specific act or instance of leniency
