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Leniency Common

Leniency has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

2

a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

"too much indulgence spoils a child"

3

lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

4

The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mercifulness permissiveness tolerance
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
softness clemency
Rhyming Words
ency incy ancy fancy nancy zincy mancy mincy noncy dancy duncy poncy yancy cincy trancy pouncy rouncy egency dauncy anancy
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