le·ni·en·cy

(lē′nē-ən-sē, lēn′yən-)

n. pl. le·ni·en·cies

1. The condition or quality of being lenient. See Synonyms at mercy.

2. A lenient act.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	leniency - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant lenience, lenity, mildness mercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
	2.	leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" indulgence, lenience permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
	3.	leniency - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers lenience tolerance - the act of tolerating something mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

leniency

lenience

noun mercy, compassion, clemency, quarter, pity, tolerance, indulgence, tenderness, moderation, gentleness, forbearance, mildness, lenity The judge rejected pleas for leniency.

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leniency

noun

1. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:

charity, clemency, grace, lenience, lenity, mercifulness, mercy.

2. Forbearing or lenient treatment:

charitableness, charity, forbearance, indulgence, lenience, lenity, tolerance, toleration.

Translations

تَساهُل، تَعاطُف

Nachsicht

επιείκεια

linkind, mildi

clemente clemenza con clemenza indulgenza

lemfeldighet overbærenhet

leniência

宽厚

leniency

[ˈliːniənsi] n [sentence, punishment] → légèreté f; [person] → indulgence f
his parents' leniency towards him → l'indulgence de ses parents à son égard
to show leniency → faire preuve d'indulgence
to plead for leniency [convicted criminal] → en appeler à la clémence des juges
She wrote to the judge pleading for leniency → Elle écrivit au juge, en appelant à sa clémence.

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lenient

(ˈliːniənt) adjective

merciful or punishing only lightly. You are much too lenient with wrongdoers.

ˈleniently adverb

ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun

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"Listen, then, O Jeddak, and judge us with leniency. We followed the two slaves to the apartments of O-Mai the Cruel.

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He thought he had the demonstration of facts observed through years by his own eyes, which gave no warning of their imperfection, that Maggie's nature was utterly untrustworthy, and too strongly marked with evil tendencies to be safely treated with leniency. He would act on that demonstration at any cost; but the thought of it made his days bitter to him.

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That would be a difficult thing to explain to Astok; but some leniency might be expected could they carry the Prince of Helium to their master instead.

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I will appeal to the law too; but when you have gone too far to recede, do not sue to me for leniency, when the power will have passed into other hands; and do not say I plunged you down the gulf into which you rushed, yourself.'

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To work this sportive vein still further, Mr Brass, by his counsel, moved in arrest of judgment that he had been led to criminate himself, by assurances of safety and promises of pardon, and claimed the leniency which the law extends to such confiding natures as are thus deluded.

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Perry was standing close behind Ja, and I knew that this merciful action was prompted, perhaps commanded, by the old man; for no Pellucidarian would have thought of showing leniency to a defeated foe.

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The general leniency of the judicial procedure here, and the utter absence of all repressive measures, are a scandal to Europe.

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Yet he had a reputation for kindness and charity on the country-side, and was noted for the leniency of his sentences from the bench.

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The only material outcome of his period of public favor was an appointment as internal revenue collector, an unpopular and uncongenial office which he accepted with reluctance and exercised with leniency. It required him to occupy much of his time in riding about the country, and contributed to his final failure as a farmer.

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This is a leniency, Sir, which I hope you will remember.'

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And I was wondering how much of his leniency was owing to the fact that Raffles had not forgotten it either, when he stopped and stood over my chair once more.

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Following the leniency trend set by the United States, most Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, (129) and more than fifty antitrust jurisdictions around the world, have implemented similar policies to help combat collusion.

The Perks of being a whistleblower: designing efficient leniency programs in new antitrust jurisdictions