English
Etymology
From lenient + -ency.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːni.ən(t)si/, (especially in rapid speech) /ˈliːnjən(t)si/
Noun
leniency (countable and uncountable, plural leniencies)
- 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.
- An act of being lenient.
Derived terms
- leniency applicant
- leniency application
- Leniency Notice
- leniency policy
- Leniency Program
- overleniency
Translations
quality of mercy or forgiveness
— see also clemency
- Bulgarian: снизходителност (bg) f (snizhoditelnost)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 寬大 / 宽大 (zh) (kuāndà), 仁慈 (zh) (réncí)
- Esperanto: malsevereco
- Finnish: lievyys (fi)
- French: indulgence (fr) f, clémence (fr) f
- Georgian: შემწყალებლობა (šemc̣q̇alebloba)
- German: Milde (de) f, Nachsicht (de) f
- Greek: επιείκεια (el) f (epieíkeia)
- Italian: clemenza (it) f
- Korean: 너그러움 (ko) (neogeureoum)
- Latin: clēmentia f
- Polish: pobłażliwość (pl) f
- Portuguese: leniência (pt) f
- Romanian: blândețe (ro) f, toleranță (ro) f, indulgență (ro) f, îngăduință (ro) f
- Russian: снисходительность (ru) f (snisxoditelʹnostʹ), снисхожде́ние (ru) n (snisxoždénije)
- Slovak: zhovievavosť f, milosrdnosť f
- Spanish: clemencia (es) f (justice), indulgencia (es) f, lenidad f
- Swedish: mildhet (sv) c
- Ukrainian: побла́жливість f (poblážlyvistʹ), виба́чливість f (vybáčlyvistʹ) (rare)
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