lenience
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English
Etymology
Noun
lenience (countable and uncountable, plural leniences)
- 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
leniency — see leniency
References
- ^ “lenience, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
