lenience

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. 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.

Similar words

leniency lenity mildness indulgence favor clemency mercy lenient semperlenity kindliness

Often followed by

in and of toward towards to with for was

Word family

leniences leniency