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lenience

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le·ni·ence  (ln-ns, lnyns)
n.
Leniency.
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Noun1.lenience - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
mercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
2.lenience - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
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.lenience - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
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"
Translations
lenience [ˈliːnɪəns] leniency [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] Nindulgencia f, benevolencia f
to show leniency to or towards sbser or mostrarse indulgente con or hacia algn
lenience, leniency
nNachsicht f(towards gegenüber); (of judge, attitude, treatment, sentence)Milde f
lenience [ˈliːnɪəns] leniency [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] n (of person) → clemenza, indulgenza; (of sentence, punishment) → mitezza
lenience [ˈliːnɪəns] leniency [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] n (of person) → clemenza, indulgenza; (of sentence, punishment) → mitezza


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sir, you regard things with the lenience natural to those who live at peace with themselves; and I with all the severity of one who sees much that he would fain obliterate in the story of his life.
 
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