lenience
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editlenience (countable and uncountable, plural leniences)
- Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.
Translations
editleniency — see leniency
References
edit- ^ “lenience, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.