What does lenience mean?
Lenience means Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment..
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/ˈliːni.ən(t)s/ · noun
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.
Use lenience when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lenience means Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment..
Common synonyms include indulgence, leniency, lenity, mildness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.
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