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lenity

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len·i·ty  (ln-t)
n.
The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency. See Synonyms at mercy.
[Latin lnits, from lnis, soft; see l- in Indo-European roots.]
lenity [ˈlɛnɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
the state or quality of being lenient
[from Latin lēnitās gentleness, from lēnis soft]
lenity
the quality or condition of being gentle or merciful. — lenient, adj.
See also: Attitudes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lenity - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
lenience, leniency, mildness
mercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
Translations
lenity
n → Nachsicht f, → Milde f


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That if his majesty, in consideration of your services, and pursuant to his own merciful disposition, would please to spare your life, and only give orders to put out both your eyes, he humbly conceived, that by this expedient justice might in some measure be satisfied, and all the world would applaud the lenity of the emperor, as well as the fair and generous proceedings of those who have the honour to be his counsellors.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
But do not imagine that with all this lenity I have for a moment given up my plan of her marriage.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
If the girl had been one of those vain trollops, of which we have too many in the parish, I should have condemned my brother for his lenity towards her.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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