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Lenience
01
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
uncountable
02
the state of being patient and merciful
Examples
The teacher showed lenience when the students were late due to traffic.
03
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Lexical Tree
leniency
lenience
leni
