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Lenience and Lenient Definitions

Lenience

Leniency.

Lenient

Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent
Lenient parents.

Lenience

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.

Lenient

Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous
Lenient rules.

Lenience

The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
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Lenient

Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation
The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.

Lenience

Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

Lenient

(medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.

Lenience

A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone;
Too much indulgence spoils a child

Lenient

Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; - sometimes followed by of.
O relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic.
Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand.
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Lenience

Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

Lenient

Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.

Lenient

A lenitive; an emollient.

Lenient

Tolerant or lenient;
Indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
Procedures are lax and discipline is weak
Too soft on the children

Lenient

Not strict;
An easy teacher
Easy standards
Lenient rules

Lenient

Characterized by tolerance and mercy

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