lenience

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lenient +‎ -ence.[1]

Noun[edit]

lenience (countable and uncountable, plural leniences)

  1. Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
    There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.

Translations[edit]

leniency — see leniency

References[edit]

  1. ^ “lenience, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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