"lenience" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leniences [plural]
Etymology: From lenient + -ence. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lenient|ence}} lenient + -ence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lenience (countable and uncountable, plural leniences)
  1. Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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