lenience

Plural: leniences

Noun

• The quality of being merciful or tolerant; clemency.
• mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
• lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
• Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.

Examples

• The judge showed lenience, allowing a challenged word to stand due to a minor technicality.
• There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.

Synonyms

indulgence, leniency, lenity, mildness