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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [syn: lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity]
2: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" [syn: indulgence, lenience, leniency]
3: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers [syn: lenience, leniency]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1796 leniency

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lenience Le"ni*ence (l[=e]"n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n"yens; 106), Leniency Le"ni*en*cy (l[=e]"n[i^]*en*s[y^] or l[=e]n"yen*s[y^]), n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n.; (also leniency) Clemency, mildness, lenity, mercy, tenderness, gentleness, forbearance.