Dictionary

leniency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈliːni.ən(t)si/
• /ˈliːnjən(t)si/ (especially) in rapid speech

Etymology

From lenience + -y, from Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
   • The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence.
2. (countable, uncountable) An act of being lenient.

Forms

Deriveds

Leniency Program · Leniency Notice · proleniency · leniency policy · leniency applicant · overleniency · leniency application

Translations (33)

sk milosrdnosť (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · la clēmentia (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · it clemenza (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · eo malsevereco (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · cmn 寬大 /宽大 (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ka შემწყალებლობა (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · uk виба́чливість (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · uk побла́жливість (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ro indulgență (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · es manga ancha (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · de Nachsicht (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · fr clémence (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · cmn 仁慈 (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · de Milde (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · fr indulgence (act of being lenient) · ro toleranță (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ru снисхожде́ние (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ro blândețe (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · pl pobłażliwość (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · fi lievyys (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · bg снизходителност (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ko 너그러움 (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · es lenidad (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · sk zhovievavosť (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ru снисходительность (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · cmn 寬容行為 /宽容行为 (act of being lenient) · pt leniência (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · ro îngăduință (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · fi lempeys (act of being lenient) · fr indulgence (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · am ልልነት (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · el επιείκεια (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence) · sv mildhet (quality of mercy or forgiveness — see also clemency, indulgence)