"leniency" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leniencies [plural]
Etymology: From lenient + -ency. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lenient|ency}} lenient + -ency Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} leniency (countable and uncountable, plural leniencies)
  1. The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency): снизходителност (snizhoditelnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), malsevereco (Esperanto), lievyys (Finnish), indulgence [feminine] (French), clémence [feminine] (French), შემწყალებლობა (šemc̣q̇alebloba) (Georgian), Milde [feminine] (German), Nachsicht [feminine] (German), επιείκεια (epieíkeia) [feminine] (Greek), clemenza [feminine] (Italian), 너그러움 (neogeureoum) (Korean), clēmentia [feminine] (Latin), pobłażliwość [feminine] (Polish), leniência [feminine] (Portuguese), blândețe [feminine] (Romanian), toleranță [feminine] (Romanian), indulgență [feminine] (Romanian), îngăduință [feminine] (Romanian), снисходительность (snisxoditelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), снисхожде́ние (snisxoždénije) [neuter] (Russian), zhovievavosť [feminine] (Slovak), milosrdnosť [feminine] (Slovak), clemencia (english: justice) [feminine] (Spanish), indulgencia [feminine] (Spanish), mildhet [common-gender] (Swedish), побла́жливість (poblážlyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), виба́чливість (vybáčlyvistʹ) [feminine, rare] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-leniency-en-noun-Ajx6OZr1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ency Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ency: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency': 99 1
  2. An act of being lenient. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-leniency-en-noun-4zbvfNn4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lenience Derived forms: leniency applicant, leniency application, Leniency Notice, leniency policy, Leniency Program, overleniency

Inflected forms

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      "word": "შემწყალებლობა"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency",
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      "word": "clemencia"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poblážlyvistʹ",
      "sense": "quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "побла́жливість"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vybáčlyvistʹ",
      "sense": "quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "виба́чливість"
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  ],
  "word": "leniency"
}

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