1. Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
   - lenience, mildness, lenity 
2. A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
   - indulgence, lenience 
3. Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
   - lenience

Derived forms: leniencies

See also: lenient

Type of: mercifulness, mercy, permissiveness, tolerance

Encyclopedia: Leniency

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