leniency
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
leniency (countable and uncountable, plural leniencies)
- The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
- An act of being lenient.
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Translations[edit]
quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency
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