Associations to the word «Leniency»

Wiktionary

LENIENCY, noun. The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
LENIENCY, noun. An act of being lenient.

Dictionary definition

LENIENCY, noun. Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant.
LENIENCY, noun. A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child".
LENIENCY, noun. Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin