leniency

  • 11leniency — lenient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ merciful or tolerant. DERIVATIVES lenience noun leniency noun leniently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin lenire soothe , from lenis mild, gentle …

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  • 12leniency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1753 1. the quality or state of being lenient 2. a lenient disposition or practice Synonyms: see mercy …

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  • 13leniency — /lee nee euhn see, leen yeuhn /, n., pl. leniencies. 1. the quality or state of being lenient. 2. a lenient act. Also, lenience. [1770 80; LENI(ENT) + ENCY] * * * …

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  • 14leniency — Synonyms and related words: abatement, acceptance, accommodatingness, agreeableness, allayment, alleviation, assuagement, attentiveness, benevolence, blunting, calming, carelessness, charitableness, charity, clemency, commiseration, compassion,… …

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  • 15leniency — le|ni|en|cy [ liniənsi ] or le|ni|ence [ liniəns ] noun uncount a punishment that is not as severe as it could be …

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  • 16leniency — le·ni·en·cy || lɪːnɪənsɪ n. laxness, looseness, permissiveness, lack of strictness …

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  • 17leniency — n. See lenience …

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  • 18leniency — le·nien·cy …

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  • 19leniency — /ˈliniənsi/ (say leeneeuhnsee) noun the quality of being lenient. Also, Chiefly US, lenience …

  • 20leniency — noun 1. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant • Syn: ↑lenience, ↑mildness, ↑lenity • Derivationally related forms: ↑lenient, ↑lenient (for: ↑lenience) …

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