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LENIENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Synonyms:
lenience; leniency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leniency" is a kind of...):
tolerance (the act of tolerating something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leniency"):
clemency; mercifulness; mercy (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice)
Derivation:
lenient (not strict)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Example:
too much indulgence spoils a child
Synonyms:
indulgence; lenience; leniency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("leniency" is a kind of...):
permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leniency"):
softness (a disposition to be lenient in judging others)
Derivation:
lenient (tolerant or lenient)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Synonyms:
lenience; leniency; lenity; mildness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("leniency" is a kind of...):
mercifulness; mercy (a disposition to be kind and forgiving)
Derivation:
lenient (characterized by tolerance and mercy)
