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Meaning of "leniency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LENIENCY

leniency  [ˈliːnɪənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENIENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leniency 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 LENIENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leniency

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.

Definition of leniency in the English dictionary

The definition of leniency in the dictionary is an attitude or behaviour characterized by mercy or tolerance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LENIENCY


abeyancy
əˈbeɪənsɪ
buoyancy
ˈbɔɪənsɪ
chatoyancy
ʃəˈtɔɪənsɪ
compliancy
kəmˈplaɪənsɪ
conveniency
kənˈviːnɪənsɪ
deviancy
ˈdiːvɪənsɪ
ebulliency
ɪˈbʌlɪənsɪ
expediency
ɪkˈspiːdɪənsɪ
faineancy
ˈfeɪnɪənsɪ
irradiancy
ɪˈreɪdɪənsɪ
luxuriancy
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənsɪ
parturiency
pɑːˈtjʊərɪənsɪ
pliancy
ˈplaɪənsɪ
prosiliency
prəʊˈzɪlɪənsɪ
radiancy
ˈreɪdɪənsɪ
recreancy
ˈrɛkrɪənsɪ
resiliency
rɪˈzɪlɪənsɪ
saliency
ˈseɪlɪənsɪ
subserviency
səbˈsɜːvɪənsɪ
transiency
ˈtrænzɪənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LENIENCY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE LENIENCY

agency
current efficiency
deficiency
efficiency
energy efficiency
enzyme deficiency
fuel efficiency
immune deficiency
immunodeficiency
inefficiency
insufficiency
mental deficiency
proficiency
protein deficiency
quantum efficiency
self-sufficiency
sentiency
sufficiency
thermal efficiency
vitamin deficiency
volumetric efficiency

Synonyms and antonyms of leniency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LENIENCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «leniency» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of leniency

Translation of «leniency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LENIENCY

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

Translator English - Chinese

心慈手软
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indulgencia
570 millions of speakers

English

leniency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदारता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تساهل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снисходительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clemência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধৈর্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clémence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelonggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Milde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寛大さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leniency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoan dung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्ठा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoşgörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clemenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leniency
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поблажливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clemență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιείκεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toegeeflikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förmånlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lempning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leniency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENIENCY»

The term «leniency» is regularly used and occupies the 72.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENIENCY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «LENIENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leniency.
1
Freda Adler
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
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Brendan O'Carroll
I don't know the secret of Mrs. Brown, but what I do know is that there are things that Mrs. Brown says and does that Brendan O'Carroll couldn't get away with. I think maybe it's a leniency that they're with an old woman. It's the old woman thing. I think secretly we all just want to be Joan Rivers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENIENCY»

Discover the use of leniency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leniency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Global Cartels Handbook: Leniency: Policy and Procedure
This is followed by a detailed point-by-point description of each leniency programme, with reference to all key case law throughout, under a set of headings which are templated across each country chapter.
Samantha Mobley, Ross Denton, 2011
2
Fighting Hard-core Cartels Harm, Effective Sanctions and ...
This book contributes to the existing knowledge about the extent of cartels' overcharges and other harm to businesses and consumers worldwide, and sheds light on new and effective "leniency programmes", as well as on optimal sanctions in ...
OECD, 2002
3
Paul's Offer of Leniency (2 Cor 10:1): Populist Ideology and ...
Donald Dale Walker advances biblical lexicography by carefully identifying and illustrating a semantic field present in 2 Corinthians 10-13, with particular focus on the key terms praytes and epeieikeia .
Donald Dale Walker, 2002
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Criminalization of Competition Law Enforcement: Economic and ...
This timely book brings together contributions from prominent scholars and practitioners to the ongoing debate on the criminalization of competition law enforcement.
K. J. Cseres, Katalin J. Cseres, Maarten-Pieter Schinkel, 2006
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The Effects of Accountability on Leniency Reduction in Self ...
CHAPTER FOUR DISCUSSION The current study attempted to determine whether accountability could help to curb leniency in self-ratings of driving performance. Although one previous research study attempted to examine the effects of ...
Brettney DaSean Smith, 2009
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Antitrust Developments in Europe 2007
15.5.6 NMa Adopts New Leniency Guidelines On 10 October 2007, the NMa released its new Leniency Guidelines replacing the Leniency Guidelines of 2002. New leniency guidelines were considered necessary in the context of the ongoing ...
Romano Subiotto, Robbert Snelders, 2008
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The Economics of Imperfect Markets: The Effects of Market ...
In the United States, the Department of Justice introduced the possibility to grant immunity from criminal sanctions to self-reporting firms in 1978.16 The leniency programme was radically revised in 1993, providing for the “automatic” granting ...
Giorgio Calcagnini, Enrico Saltari, 2009
8
Global Leniency Manual 2010
This book addresses this pressing need by providing a detailed guide to leniency programmes across the world containing practical, accessible and comprehensive information on each country's leniency program, for competition law ...
Samantha J. Mobley, Ross Denton, 2010
9
Competition Policy Analysis: An Integrated Approach
An Integrated Approach Kai Hüschelrath. ()[]CMMDF1π−ω−πδ−δ≤π−π. (28) If, however, the antitrust authority has implemented a leniency program with which it can reward reportings by firms with a reduction of the fine from F to f, a deviating ...
Kai Hüschelrath, 2008
10
Personality and Rater Leniency: Comparison of Broad and ...
Performance appraisal ratings provide the basis for numerous employment decisions, including retention, promotion, and salary increases.
Myranda Grahek, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENIENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leniency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pressure on DPP to appeal leniency of rapist's sentence …
Only victims of a crime, or the accused person, and their families are entitled to ask the DPP to review the leniency or severity of sentences. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Court urges leniency for some child abusers
TRENTON – An appeals court Friday urged the state to offer potential relief from a lifetime penalty for people found to have abused or ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
3
HC rejects BMC plea for leniency on pandals blocking roads
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday reiterated that the municipal commissioner cannot grant permission to put up temporary pandals that ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Cambodian tycoon begs for leniency after beating up former TV host
A Cambodian real estate tycoon has pleaded for leniency amid growing anger over a video that shows him and a bodyguard savagely beating ... «Asian Correspondent, Jul 15»
5
Supreme Court panel unswayed by Gurunath Meiyappan, Raj …
NEW DELHI: A three member Supreme Court appointed committee was not swayed by Gurunath Meiyappan's plea for leniency on the grounds ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Digbeth death crash driver walks free from court after leniency plea …
Twenty-one-year-old Ahsan Jalil's car ploughed into a wall in Digbeth after he had raced with Sameer Mear who had then left the scene. «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
7
Abdel Ghaffar: No leniency with those who threaten national security
He pointed out that the security agencies will show no leniency with those who seek to threaten the country's national security, and called for ... «Egypt SIS, Jul 15»
8
Canadian Procurement Changes Are Good News For The Bureau's …
Increased Attractiveness of the Bureau's Leniency Program: The Competition Bureau's Leniency Program offers significant fine reductions in ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
9
State of Origin 2015: NRL must act on referee leniency following …
State of Origin 2015: NRL must act on referee leniency following Merrin's horror tackle. by: Paul Malone COMMENT; From: News Limited; July ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
10
Accounting executive in Madoff case poised for leniency after …
Prosecutors recommended leniency, saying Konigsberg provided vital facts toward the prosecution of others. The 77-year-old Madoff is serving ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

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