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Meaning of "lenience" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LENIENCE

lenience  [ˈliːnɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENIENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lenience is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LENIENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lenience

Mercy

Mercy is a broad term that refers to benevolence, forgiveness and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social and legal contexts. The concept of a "Merciful God" appears in various religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Performing acts of mercy as a component of religious beliefs is also emphasized through actions such as the giving of alms, and care for the sick and Works of Mercy. In the social and legal context, mercy may refer both to compassionate behavior on the part of those in power, or on the part of a humanitarian third party, e.g., a mission of mercy aiming to treat war victims.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LENIENCE


alliance
əˈlaɪəns
ambiance
ˈæmbɪəns
ambience
ˈæmbɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
audience
ˈɔːdɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
convenience
kənˈviːnɪəns
defiance
dɪˈfaɪəns
experience
ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
faineance
ˈfeɪnɪəns
neuroscience
ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns
obedience
əˈbiːdɪəns
prevenience
prɪˈviːnɪəns
provenience
prəʊˈviːnɪəns
radiance
ˈreɪdɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
resilience
rɪˈzɪlɪəns
science
ˈsaɪəns
supervenience
ˌsuːpəˈviːnɪəns
variance
ˈvɛərɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LENIENCE

lengthy
leniency
lenient
leniently
lenify
Lenin
Lenin Peak
Leninabad
Leninakan
Leningrad
Leninism
Leninist
Leninite
lenis
lenite
lenities
lenition
lenitive
lenitively
lenity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LENIENCE

at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
Bachelor of Science
bioscience
computer science
conference
conscience
disobedience
earth science
flag of convenience
impatience
inconvenience
information science
life science
Master of Science
natural science
patience
political science
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of lenience in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lenience» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LENIENCE

Find out the translation of lenience to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lenience from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lenience» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宽容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indulgencia
570 millions of speakers

English

lenience
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تساهل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снисходительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leniência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশ্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indulgence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelonggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachsicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寛大さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관대함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenience
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dung,
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாட்சண்யம் காட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौम्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumuşaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indulgenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyrozumiałości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поблажливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngăduință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lenience
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zachtzinnig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lenience
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lenience

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENIENCE»

The term «lenience» is normally little used and occupies the 118.813 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENIENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lenience» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lenience» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lenience

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENIENCE»

Discover the use of lenience in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lenience and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essays in Psychology and Economics
hearings do not result in heightened lenience for subsequent summary judgments. In fact, there is some evidence for small decreases in lenience. This result is consistent with an assimilation effect and is explored further in Bhargava and ...
Saurabh Bhargava, 2008
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Inventing the Criminal: A History of German Criminology, ...
To explain this trend, a second explanation suggested that the German judiciary's increasing lenience was a rational reaction to the gradual decline in German crime rates that had begun before the war and had, after a temporary increase in  ...
Richard F. Wetzell, 2000
3
Paradoxes of Rationality and Cooperation: Prisoner's Dilemma ...
There are two possibilities, they say: that Reoboam is charismatic and that he is uncharismatic; what he does now will not affect his degree of charisma. On the assumption that he is charismatic, it is rational to prefer lenience. For since 40 per  ...
Richmond Campbell, Lanning Sowden, 1985
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Knowledge Emergence : Social, Technical, and Evolutionary ...
Lenience. as a dimension of care, includes compassionate. accommodating. and favoring behavior toward others. As suggested by Ashforth and Humphrey (1993) feeling states in an organization can be described in terms of breadth, that is, ...
University of California at Berkeley Ikujiro Nonaka Professor of Knowledge Haas School, Toshihiro Nishiguchi Professor of Management Hitotsubashi University, 2000
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Deviant Behavior
Parental caring lenience was higher in cultures that experienced a border change (y = 0.19), i.e., it was higher in countries that experienced more social change. Justice vis-avis youth, on the other hand, was lower in these countries (y = -0.11).
Edward J. Clarke, 2008
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From Economic Crisis to Reform: IMF Programs in Latin ...
This prediction reflects the expectation that the IMF may show greater lenience toward countries experiencing extreme crises, in order to avoid the disruptions associated with a possible default. However, not all crises are created equal; thus , ...
Grigore Pop-Eleches, 2008
7
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Criminal Law
It treats it as, in effect, “just human nature.” Evidence that the concession is not to human frailty (or frailties) in general, is found in the fact that the law does not generally show lenience toward those who kill in circumstances in which it is difficult ...
John Deigh, David Dolinko, 2011
8
Decision, Probability and Utility: Selected Readings
On the assumption that he is charismatic, it is rational to prefer lenience. For since 40 percent of severe charismatic kings are deposed, the expected utility of severity in that case would be OASSD + 0.6£7SD = 0.4 x 5 + 0.6 x 80 = 62, whereas ...
Peter Gärdenfors, Nils-Eric Sahlin, 1988
9
Family Violence and Criminal Justice: A Life-Course Approach
Lenience. Hypothesis. Rather than asking why police do not arrest in these situations, some researchers have asked whether police are simply more lenient toward partner violence offenders. In one study, Crowley, Sigler, and Johnson ( 1990) ...
Brian J. Payne, Randy R. Gainey, 2010
10
The Blackwell Companion to Criminology
This formulation of the lenience problem, which sees ``crime'' as a fact which is objectively knowable, was not one many feminist criminologists would accept. For many feminists, crime is a social construction whose meaning varies socially,  ...
Colin Sumner, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lenience is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vegas Cubans speak out on improved US relations with island nation
Although some of them are in favor of the new agreements, which include greater lenience for Americans to travel and buy goods from the ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
2
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Bulawayo City Open Two-Point Lead
... Technosphere 2-1 at White City Stadium on Saturday with their goals coming from Tshidzani Annot Malaba and Lenience "Qobho" Mpofu. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
LCC U-turns on Libala settlers
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has exercised lenience on Libala Water Works residents by embarking on a process of legalising their stay in ... «Times of Zambia, Jul 15»
4
Peasant farmer convicted for cultivating marijuana
In mitigation, Katopwa requested for lenience as he was the first offender and that he was married with children who are still at school. However ... «Lusaka Times, Jul 15»
5
Vellore Collector warns against ragging students
No lenience should be shown to them, he told the meeting. Mr. Nanthagopal said that during the current academic year, colleges and hostels ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Why one exec encourages employees to leave the office early to …
Barker feels this lenience allows employees a constant source of inspiration and knowledge of physical fitness. “If you name a physical activity, ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
7
Brendan Rodgers could have been sacked by Liverpool if they had …
Brendan Rodgers could have lost his job at Anfield if it had not been for owners FSG's lenience, midfielder Joe Allen has admitted. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
8
Judge refuses to grant 'undue lenience' to Ayyan
He said nobody could be granted undue lenience, directing lawyers to approach trial court or a duty judge to get the bail on Thursday. Print this ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Jul 15»
9
Kanyama man gets K10,000 fine for running unregistered pharmacy
Magistrate Mulife said the court shall exercise some lenience because Abubarka was a first offender and that he did not waste the court's time. «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
10
Bad Romance
The West, in treating the Russian elite with kid gloves, failed to teach it a lesson; China is much less likely to err on the side of lenience. «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»

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