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    LENIENCE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    lenience; leniency

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("lenience" is a kind of...):

    tolerance (the act of tolerating something)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lenience"):

    clemency; mercifulness; mercy (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice)

    Derivation:

    lenient (tolerant or lenient)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A disposition to yield to the wishes of someoneplay

    Example:

    too much indulgence spoils a child

    Synonyms:

    indulgence; lenience; leniency

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("lenience" is a kind of...):

    permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lenience"):

    softness (a disposition to be lenient in judging others)

    Derivation:

    lenient (not strict)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerantplay

    Synonyms:

    lenience; leniency; lenity; mildness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("lenience" is a kind of...):

    mercifulness; mercy (a disposition to be kind and forgiving)

    Derivation:

    lenient (tolerant or lenient)

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