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leniency

[ lee-nee-uh n-see, leen-yuh n- ]

/ ˈli ni ən si, ˈlin yən- /

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noun, plural le·ni·en·cies.

the quality or state of being lenient.

a lenient act.

Also le·ni·ence.

Origin of leniency

First recorded in 1770–80; leni(ent) + -ency

Words nearby leniency

lengthman, lengthways, lengthwise, lengthy, lengua, leniency, lenient, lenin, lenin peak, leninabad, leninakan

Example sentences from the Web for lenience

It should be specially stated that lenience could not and was not extended to the point of fraternisation.

"And they thought we wouldn't fight" |Floyd Gibbons
Bonaparte has also been blamed for the lenience of his terms.

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose
De Wet was once more given his life, and the other rebels were treated with a lenience which nothing but its wisdom could excuse.

A Short History of the Great War |A. F. Pollard
I thought it an odd example of lenience to allow the batsman as many strokes behind the catcher as he chanced to make.

Roving East and Roving West |E. V. Lucas

He is a son Of our great neighbor, and his death would wound The courtesy of nations that is kept By lenience unabraded.

The Mortal Gods and Other Plays |Olive Tilford Dargan