leniency

English

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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.

quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case — see also clemency

Bulgarian: снизходителност (bg) f (snizhoditelnost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
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
Swedish: mildhet (sv) c
Ukrainian: побла́жливість f (poblážlyvistʹ), виба́чливість f (vybáčlyvistʹ) (rare)

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